Are you passionate about building high-throughput, low-latency REST APIs that power critical platform infrastructure?Do you thrive on leading architectural decisions and mentoring engineers to elevate technical standards?Join our world-class enterprise security teamIn this role, you will lead the architecture, design, and implementation of high-performance backend systems. You will collaborate across engineering teams to establish API standards, improve system performance, and drive fault-tolerant system design. Your responsibilities as a Senior II Software Engineer will include the following: Architecting, building, and evolving scalable, low-latency REST APIs and service layers using Python and Flask Designing robust schemas and optimizing database queries using SQLAlchemy to maintain high system availability Leading technical design reviews, establishing engineering best practices, and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers Have 10+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Have experience with core backend development using Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy, and relational databases Possess solid proficiency in Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, and containerization technologies Have understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, automated testing, and observability tooling Be knowledgeable in AI tooling, agentic workflows, transformer architectures, and background processing systems Whether you're streaming live events,



scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone. Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance. Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data. Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch. AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform. we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both. a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly perks including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness;

📌 Permanent - Senior Software Engineer (Ottawa)
🏢 Akamai
📍 Ottawa