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Akamai Technologies

Senior Site Reliability Engineer – Lead

Akamai Technologies

. Define requirements as part of the product lifecycle to influence new designs and standards .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • United StatesSenior💰 $121,400 - $218,600 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in architecting hardware, software, and infrastructure at scale, with a strong focus on automation and efficiency improvements. Possesses excellent communication and mentorship skills to lead project teams and align technical efforts with strategic business initiatives.

Highest-signal resume keywords
5 Years Relevant ExperienceBachelor's Degree In Computer EngineeringExpert-Level Experience In Development Or SysAdmin RoleDeep Domain Expertise On LinuxExperience Working With Large Scale Distributed Systems

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Hard Skills
Automation DevelopmentInfrastructure ManagementPerformance TuningIncident ManagementService-Level Objectives (SLOs)Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)Troubleshooting Complex ProblemsSystem ArchitectureSoftware DesignDistributed Systems
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationMentorshipInterpersonal SkillsLeadershipMotivation
Tools & Technologies
Akamai Compute InfrastructureCustomer-Facing ApplicationsSupport SystemsEngineering ToolsOperations Tools
Industry Keywords
Product LifecycleProject ManagementOn-Call RotationsPost-Mortem ReviewsCollaboration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Distributed SystemsLinux

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Define requirements as part of the product lifecycle to influence new designs and standards
  • Provide support, leadership and motivation for project teams
  • Create and maintain SLOs and KPIs
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Support teams
  • Engage with support, operations, hardware, and engineering teams to investigate and troubleshoot complex problems
  • Manage incidents and conduct post-mortem reviews
  • Participate in on-call rotations
  • Guide restoration and repair of service-impacting issues
  • Develop and implement automation and efficiency improvements for Akamai compute infrastructure and services
  • Support customer-facing applications and infrastructure

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 5 years of relevant experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
  • Experience architecting hardware, software, and infrastructure at scale
  • Expert-level experience in a Development or SysAdmin role
  • Experience working with large scale distributed systems
  • Ability to align with strategic business initiatives and coordinate the work of other engineers
  • Excellent communication, mentorship, and interpersonal skills
  • Informed opinions on technology and software design
  • Deep domain expertise on Linux, hardware, and performance tuning

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Annual bonus or incentives
  • Equity awards
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Healthcare
  • 401K savings plan
  • Company holidays
  • Vacation (in the form of PTO)
  • Sick time
  • Parental leave
  • Employee assistance program
  • Mental wellness support
  • Financial wellness support
  • Flexible work arrangements through FlexBase: at home, in an office, or a combination of both