[Hiring] Senior Backend Infrastructure Engineer @Akamai

Role Description

Seeking a Senior Backend Infrastructure Engineer to build and operate the backend systems and infrastructure that support our security platform. You'll work across cloud services, infrastructure, and data systems to help scale our services, pipelines, and databases.

• Designing, building, and operating scalable backend services and the infrastructure that supports them.
• Owning production systems end to end, with a focus on availability, performance, observability, and operational readiness.
• Building and maintaining reliable ETL and data-processing pipelines for production workloads.
• Working with PostgreSQL and ClickHouse to support data-intensive systems, including schema design, query performance, and data lifecycle needs.
• Developing and operating event-driven processing with Kafka and integrating it with backend services.
• Building and improving cloud infrastructure across AWS and GCP using Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code.
• Improving deployment and operations through CI/CD, monitoring, automation, and close collaboration with partner teams.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of experience in backend or infrastructure engineering in production environments.
• Demonstrated backend engineering skills in one or more general-purpose languages, with experience building and operating production services.
• Experience designing distributed systems and debugging complex performance and reliability issues.
• Hands-on PostgreSQL experience, including data modeling, schema design, query performance, migrations, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with ClickHouse and Kafka, or similar analytical database and event-streaming technologies.
• Experience building ETL or data-processing pipelines; experience supporting analytics or Data Science workflows.
• Hands-on experience with AWS or GCP, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code.

Benefits

• Development opportunities available, including programs such as GROW and Mentoring.
• Access to internal events like the APEX Expo.
• Tools such as LinkedIn Learning to help you expand your knowledge and experience.

Company Description

LayerX (now Akamai) turns any browser or desktop into a secure workspace. We protect your apps, data, and devices from web risks and AI leaks in real time, with zero impact on user experience.