Build high-scale backend data services at Akamai using Python, Java, or Go with hands-on development across Cloud Data Services. Work within a global engineering team. As a Senior II Software Engineer, you will design and scale backend services, APIs, microservices, and distributed systems. You will balance technical oversight with development, clarify requirements, drive execution, and align with DBA and SRE partners. The team powers core Akamai platform capabilities through reliable data services and pipelines.

Key Responsibilities
- Design and scale backend data services and APIs
- Architect microservices boundaries, communication patterns, and failure isolation
- Build distributed systems across multiple regions
- Maintain databases, schemas,



indexes, and high-availability setups
- Diagnose performance, scalability, and reliability issues

Requirements:
- Eight years of relevant experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Production backend development with Python, Java, or Go
- Deep PostgreSQL and relational database knowledge
- Production microservices architecture experience Apply backend engineering, distributed systems, and database expertise to high-throughput Cloud Data Services at Akamai.

📌 Senior Backend Data Services Engineer (Canada)
🏢 Akamai Technologies
📍 Canada