Software Engineer Manager Jobs in Felton, DE (NOW HIRING)

Are you passionate about storage systems?

Do you enjoy collaborating with teams to solve complex challenges?

Join Our Custom Government Engineering Team!

The Custom Government team operates across the full breadth and depth of Akamai's technology stack to design, build, and deliver customized solutions for Public Sector customers. This role partners closely with Operations and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams in a highly collaborative environment to deploy, operate, and continuously improve secure, resilient, and high-performance Application Delivery Networks.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will manage the Akamai cloud storage solution, NetStorage, within the public sector and work closely with various groups to support and improve our existing product offerings. We're seeking an experienced, self‑motivated, highly‑productive engineer with a solid systems background. This is a fast‑paced environment and having solid communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to follow through on assigned tasks are critical for success.

As a Software Engineer Senior, you will be responsible for:

• Acting as a lead in design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, and support of the NetStorage ecosystem.

• Leading integration of NetStorage into Public Sector enterprise environment.

• Researching and implementing new storage features.

• Acting as a technical resource to assist in escalations.

• Working with other internal development teams to solve platform problems.

• Maintaining, enhancing, and developing tools and testing frameworks.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 5 years of related experience and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.

• Have experience with CouchDB, understanding of NoSQL database design, and ability to manage data synchronization.

• Have experience in system administration and software development.

• Have experience in one or more scripting languages (Shell, Perl, Python, etc.) and hands‑on experience working in Linux/Unix.

• Have familiarity with cloud storage concepts and data management replication concepts.

• Have experience with git/Stash and Perforce version control systems.

• Be a team player who thrives in a collaborative environment.

• Currently maintain (or have maintained within past 24 months) eligibility for access to USG Secret information, based on a successfully adjudicated USG Tier 3 background investigation.

We support your health, well‑being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits. (https://www.akamai.com/careers/working-at-akamai?utm_source=akamai&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benefits)

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.

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $121,400 - $218,600/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.

Akamai Technologies is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.