Posted 26 days ago
Senior II Lead Software Engineer
@ Akamai
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
Akamai is hiring a Senior II Lead Software Engineer for its API Team to architect, build and evolve high-throughput, low-latency REST APIs and backend services in Python and Flask. The role leads technical teams, design reviews and mentoring, and requires 10+ years of relevant experience. The posting offers a FlexBase arrangement (home, office or a combination) and a salary range of CA$120,400 to CA$216,600 per year for US-based candidates only.
Pay:
$120,400–$216,600 a year
Responsibilities:
- Architect and build scalable, low-latency REST APIs in Python and Flask
- Design schemas and optimize database queries with SQLAlchemy
- Lead technical teams, design reviews and mentoring
- Implement authentication, rate limiting and observability
- Design fault-tolerant backend services
Requirements summary:
- 10+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Able to lead a technical team of developers
- Experience with Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy and relational databases
- Deep expertise in RESTful architecture and API security
- Proficiency in Git, CI/CD, cloud and containerization
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-12
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-03
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Job details
| Seniority | Lead |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Work setting | Office, Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Generous parental leave, Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Stock or equity, Wellness |
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Akamai
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Full company description
At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Every day, billions of people around the world connect with their favorite brands to shop online, play the latest video games, log into mobile banking apps, learn remotely, share videos with friends, and so much more. They may not know it, but Akamai is there, powering and protecting life online. Over 20 years ago, we set out to solve the toughest challenge of the early internet: the “World Wide Wait.” And we’ve been solving the internet’s toughest challenges ever since, working toward our vision of a safer and more connected world. With the world’s most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we make it easy for businesses to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away. That’s why innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences. Our leading security, compute, and delivery solutions are helping global companies make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology, we’re always pushing ground-breaking ideas and driving innovation. Want to power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges? Be part of an amazing team. Let’s connect: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/akamai-technologies Twitter: https://twitter.com/Akamai Blog: https://www.akamai.com/blog
- LinkedIn followers
- 575,562
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 10,575
- Reported office locations
- 8 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, US
- 3125 Clearview Way, San Mateo, CA 94402, US
- 352 Park Avenue South, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10010, US
- Pfingstweidstr. 60, Zurich, 8005, CH
- First Floor, Charta House, 30-38 Church Street, Staines, UK TW18 4EP, GB
- 69, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris, Île-de-France 75008, FR
- 1 Raffles Pl, Singapore, Singapore 048616, SG
- Outer Ring Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560103, IN
- 200 E Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, US
- HaMada 3, Herzliya, Tel Aviv 46733, IL
- Business categories
- Information Technology
- Cyber Security
- Software
- SaaS
- Internet
- Digital Media
- Video Streaming
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Other recorded names
- Akamai Career Site
- Akamai
- Akamai Technologies
- Specialties
- Edge Security
- Web and Mobile Performance
- Enterprise Access
- and Video Delivery Solutions
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 5,235,000,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Every day, billions of people around the world connect with their favorite brands to shop online, play the latest video games, log into mobile banking apps, learn remotely, share videos with friends, and so much more. They may not know it, but Akamai is there, powering and protecting life online. Over 20 years ago, we set out to solve…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology, Information and Internet |
| Company size | 5,001-10,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, MA |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Specialties | Edge SecurityWeb and Mobile PerformanceEnterprise Accessand Video Delivery Solutions |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 23 |
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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 team
Akamai empowers developers and organizations globally by providing resilient, high-performing backend infrastructure. Our API Team builds scalable platform services that enable internal partner teams to deploy robust applications seamlessly.
Develop and contribute to full product life-cycle
In 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 teams, design reviews, establishing engineering best practices, and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers
- Implementing robust authentication, rate limiting, and observability across distributed backend services
- Designing fault-tolerant backend services that fail gracefully under load using circuit breakers and defensive validation
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define clear API contracts, architecture patterns, and integration workflows
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have 10+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Be able to lead a technical team of developers
- Have experience with core backend development using Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy, and relational databases
- Demonstrate deep expertise in RESTful architecture, HTTP protocols, API versioning, and security best practices
- 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
About us
At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
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.
Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: 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.
At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.
Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.
FlexBase adapts to your job's needs
Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.
We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.
| Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like! |
Compensation
Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from CA$120,400 - CA$216,600/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. 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 benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.
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