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Senior Software Development Engineer in Test
@ Akamai
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
Akamai is hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test for its Cloud Experience Quality Engineering team, which builds and maintains its Cloud API and Cloud Identity Management solutions. The role covers test planning, functional, load and performance testing, and test automation across CI/CD pipelines, working with a globally distributed team. The posting describes a FlexBase arrangement at home, in an office, or a combination of both.
Responsibilities:
- Review product designs and specifications and build test plans
- Execute functional, load and performance tests
- Write automated tests and review peer automation pull requests
- Support release readiness and deployment schedules
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- More than 6 years of Python automation framework development
- Experience testing REST and Open APIs
- Proficiency with Git, Jira, Jenkins, GitHub Actions and MySQL
- Experience with Kubernetes
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-29
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 6+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office, Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Computer Science |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours, Wellness |
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Akamai
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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
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- 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 | 26 |
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Would you enjoy working with diverse technologies and adding value to our Customer Experience?
Do you like solving technical puzzles and delivering world-class software?
Join the Akamai's Cloud Experience Quality Engineering team!
Our team is responsible for developing and maintaining Akamai's Cloud API and Cloud Identity Management solutions. Our enterprise grade cloud solutions are an essential element to Akamai's Connected Cloud platform. We provide a scalable and secure solution for our customers to build their businesses. We also provide optimize infrastructure strategy using distributed cloud architecture to improve cost and resilience to our customers.
Partner with the best
You will work with the development teams to support Quality practices. You will be responsible for building manual and automated integration and system tests. You will be responsible for quality of our various API and other services offered on Akamai cloud. You will also ensure that our cloud platform is resilient, secure and scalable.
As a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, you will be responsible for:
- Reviewing product designs, Architecture and specifications and developing comprehensive test plans, and executing functional, load, and performance tests.
- Providing continuous contribution to test automation infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines, including writing automated tests and reviewing peer automation pull requests (PRs).
- Partnering closely with a cross-functional, globally distributed team of developers, SDET engineers, architects, and program managers (US, CA, Poland, India).
- Ensuring all systems and software meet product specifications while actively contributing to release readiness decisions and deployment schedules.
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Have a solid understanding of SDLC and testing methodologies.
- Demonstrate proven experience of more than 6 yrs of developing Python-based automation frameworks and testing REST/Open APIs.
- Have solid hands-on experience with Unix/Linux environments and core networking concepts (HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP).
- Be proficient with Git, Jira, CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), and basic MySQL database querying/schema design.
- Possess experience with Kubernetes (K8s), including deploying, managing, scaling, and troubleshooting containerized applications in Kubernetes environments
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.
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