Software Development Engineer in Test

<p align="center"><b>Do you enjoy automation and testing for strategic solutions?</b></p><p align="center"><b>Do you want to work with an amazing global team of innovators?</b></p><p><b>Join our the Akamai Storage Engineering team!</b></p><p>Our team is responsible for developing and maintaining Akamai's cloud storage platform. Our enterprise grade solution is an essential element to Akamai's Connected Cloud platform. We provide a scalable and secure storage solution for our customers to build their businesses. We also deliver massive amounts of data at scale that is unmatched by any other in the industry.</p><p><b>Partner with the best</b></p><p>On our team, you will be responsible for quality assurance of our Storage product and for developing component level test automation, as well as executing automated and manual tests. You will also ensure that our state-of-the-art distributed storage platform is stable, resilient, and scalable.</p><p>As a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, you will be responsible for:</p><ul><li class="lst">Participating in functional and product design reviews, and incorporating feedback into test plans and test cases</li><li class="lst">Developing and implementing automated tests for functionality, load, and performance</li><li class="lst">Creating and execute tests on new features and capabilities</li><li class="lst">Collaborating with a cross functional team of developers, Systems QA, release engineers, architects and program managers</li><li class="lst">Improving our testing and automation infrastructures, define test plans and effective automation</li></ul><p><b>Do what you love</b></p><p>To be successful in this role you will:</p><ul><li class="lst">Have a Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field</li><li class="lst">Have experience working in Unix/Linux and developing Automation framework using python</li><li class="lst">Have experience with storage technologies and/or Cloud computing and networking concepts such as HTTP, DNS, TCP/IP</li><li class="lst">Be highly responsible, self-managed, self-motivated, able to work with minimal supervision and possess excellent communication skills</li><li class="lst">Have passion to understand, learn, and dissect new technologies quickly and excellent debugging/troubleshooting skills</li></ul><p><b>About us</b></p><p>At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.<br>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.<br><br>Our focus is simple:<br> <b>Cloud and Edge:</b> Running apps closer to users for instant performance.<br> <b>Security</b>: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.<br> <b>Content Delivery</b>: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.<br> <b>AI</b>: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.<br><br>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.</p><p><b>Benefits at Akamai:</b> We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. <a href="https://www.akamai.com/careers/working-at-akamai?utm_source=akamai&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benefits" target="_blank">See our benefits.</a></p><p><b>FlexBase adapts to your job's needs</b></p><p>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.<br><br>We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.</p><p></p><table style="width:98%"><tbody><tr><td>Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like!</td><td> <a href="https://twitter.com/Akamai?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank"><img src="https://app.role-mapper.com/images/twitter.png"></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/akamaicareers/" target="_blank"><img src="https://app.role-mapper.com/images/facebook.png"></a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/akamai-technologies/" target="_blank"><img src="https://app.role-mapper.com/images/linkedin.png"></a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/akamaicareers/" target="_blank"><img src="https://app.role-mapper.com/images/instagram.png"></a> <a href="https://www.akamai.com/blog?" target="_blank"><img src="https://app.role-mapper.com/images/blog.png"></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYo5nh8xQFpnnPl17sQRURR9ugKL-KMRO" target="_blank"><img src="https://assets.role-mapper.com/images/youtube_new.png"></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><b>Compensation</b></p> <p>Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $75,700 - $136,300/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.</p>

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