Have you ever wondered what keeps the internet running smoothly when billions of people log on every single day? At Akamai Technologies, our Site Reliability team tackles the toughest content delivery challenges on the planet. We are looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join our fully remote, worldwide team. If you love building resilient infrastructure and want your work to touch millions of lives globally, this is where you belong.

Overview

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Akamai, you will design, develop, and manage the applications and infrastructure supporting our expanding Compute products and services. You will partner with some of the brightest engineering minds in the industry to build solutions that champion reliability, scalability, and operational excellence without compromise.

Key Responsibilities

Create advanced solutions that drive automation and efficiency across systems and engineering teams.
Optimize workflows, core infrastructure, and application performance to ensure maximum uptime.
Collaborate seamlessly on software deployments, robust monitoring strategies, and rapid incident resolution.
Mentor and provide guidance to other engineers within the department to foster continuous growth.
Build and maintain custom automated tools and scripts that eliminate toil and enhance system reliability.

Requirements

Deep, hands-on expertise in Linux administration, configuration management, and system performance tuning.
Proven track record of designing and scaling distributed systems in production environments.
Strong background in writing automation scripts and developing internal tooling.
Exceptional collaboration skills paired with a passion for troubleshooting complex technical puzzles.
A mindset centered around operational excellence, continuous learning, and teamwork.

What You'll Gain

Working here means joining a culture that values innovation and individual impact. You will enjoy complete location flexibility as a remote employee while collaborating across borders with talented peers. We offer opportunities to tackle massive technical scale that you simply will not find anywhere else, backed by a commitment to your professional development.