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Senior Lead Software Engineer II
Location
Massachusetts
Posted
82 days ago
Salary
$146.4K - $263.6K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Lead Software Engineer II
Akamai Technologies
• Lead a team of developers • Build/maintain cloud services/web applications, focusing on FedRAMP standards • Guide technical direction and drive architectural decisions • Participate in technical meetings and innovate solutions • Tackle and resolve difficult problems
Job Requirements
- 8+ years of experience
- Degree in MTech/ME/BTech/BE in Computer Science or a related field
- Experience with modern authorization mechanisms and modern identity management concepts
- Experience in writing backend applications using Python / GoLang or similar
- Good understanding of microservices architecture and scalable architectures
- Work experience with RESTful APIs
- Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases, caching mechanisms, and service communications
- Understanding of containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with Azure/AWS/GCP or other cloud-based development and high scale systems
- Eligible to obtain a Secret Security Clearance
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401K savings plan
- Company holidays
- Vacation (in the form of PTO)
- Sick time
- Family friendly benefits including parental leave
- Employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness
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