Senior Software Development Engineer – Testing

Akamai Technologies

. Investigate and troubleshoot deployment-related issues, identify root causes, and recommend solutions across various environments .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeRemote • CanadaSenior💰 CA$102,500 - CA$184,500 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and maintaining automated test frameworks, troubleshooting deployment issues, and implementing safe deployment strategies. Proficient in scripting and automation tools to enhance the software development life cycle and improve testing environments.

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Python ProgrammingAutomated Testing FrameworksDeployment AutomationLinux FundamentalsService Level Objective Monitoring

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Hard Skills

PythonPytestPerlGolangBash ScriptingDebian PackagingQEMUKVMAutomation ToolsTesting Methodologies

Tools & Technologies

JenkinsGitHub ActionsSaltStack

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Industry Keywords

MicroservicesService MeshCloud-NativeSDLC PipelineIntegration Testing

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJenkinsLinuxMicroservicesPerlPythonSaltStackSDLCGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Investigate and troubleshoot deployment-related issues, identify root causes, and recommend solutions across various environments
Develop and maintain automated test frameworks for code changes, including unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
Create and maintain test plans and test cases for microservices covering relevant scenarios and edge cases
Collaborate on integration testing with other engineering groups and suggest improvements to testing environments
Investigate requirements for safe deployment and rollback strategies and verify requirements during deployment
Write and maintain scripts to automate platform service deployments
Automate the SDLC pipeline from testing through deployment and validation
Build and scale Service Mesh, Data Abstraction APIs, and other cloud-native platform services as part of the Compute division's Platform Engineering Team

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 years of relevant experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or its equivalent
Python and Pytest knowledge
Good understanding of modern testing methodologies
Working knowledge of Perl and Golang
Experience debugging across environments and reproducing failing tests locally on x86 versus ARM, natively or emulated
Knowledge of Debian packaging
Knowledge of QEMU's TCG versus KVM acceleration
Good Linux fundamentals, especially performance tuning
Experience with Bash and scripting fundamentals
Experience with automation tools and frameworks such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and SaltStack
Understanding of modern software development life cycle processes
Understanding of service level objective monitoring and alerting

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual bonus or incentives
Equity awards
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Healthcare
RRSP
Company holidays
Vacation (in the form of PTO)
Sick time
Family friendly benefits
Employee assistance program
Mental wellness support
Financial wellness support
Flexible work arrangements through FlexBase: at home, in an office, or a combination of both