Senior Akamai Engineer

Job Title: Senior Akamai Engineer

Location: Remote

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of web platform, CDN, infrastructure, site reliability, or edge delivery engineering experience.
• Deep understanding of HTTP, DNS, TLS, caching, routing, redirects, headers, CDN behavior, origin architecture, and browser/network fundamentals.
• Hands-on senior-level experience with Akamai configuration, delivery optimization, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Experience with Akamai tools such as Property Manager, Edge Redirector, Edge DNS, certificates, cache purge, reporting, and diagnostic utilities.
• Working knowledge of web application architectures, APIs, JavaScript-based applications, and enterprise content or commerce platforms.
• Proven experience troubleshooting complex production issues across CDN, origin, application, DNS, certificate, and network layers.
• Understanding of web performance, security controls, bot mitigation, WAF concepts, SEO delivery considerations, and observability practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, release processes, and environment validation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work across technical and non-technical partners.
• Experience with EdgeWorkers, Cloudlets, Edge Redirector, Image & Video Manager, API Acceleration, or similar Akamai capabilities.
• Experience with Akamai security products such as WAF, Bot Manager, rate controls, adaptive security, or threat protection services.