Senior Software Development Engineer, Test

Akamai Technologies

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test at Akamai ensuring reliability of the global platform. Collaborating with engineering teams to validate routing protocols in a multi-vendor environment.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $121,400 - $218,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSwitching

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Solving critical software automation and verification problems in a multi-vendor routing and switching environment
Collaborating with Network Engineering and Network Architecture teams
Contributing to system test plans to ensure highly effective test coverage & automation
Creating and deploying automated system tests to replicate real world scenarios
Improving testing methodologies and procedures to enhance test automation efficiency
Reviewing product & system design requirements to verify accuracy of test plans and test cases

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 years of relevant experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field
Developing test automation in Python
Full Stack development experience
Managing and troubleshooting Juniper or Cisco routers and switches
Hands-on Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) experience
Experience in IP network design and routing architectures
Ability to work as a team and collaborate

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare
401K savings plan
Company holidays
Vacation (in the form of PTO)
Sick time
Family friendly benefits including parental leave
Employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness

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Hard Skills & Tools

test automationPythonFull Stack developmentBGPIP network designrouting architecturessystem test plansautomated system teststest coveragetest methodologies

Soft Skills

collaborationteamworkproblem-solving

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science