Akamai Technologies · 1 month ago
Principal Software Engineer - Akamai Inference Cloud (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$148K/yr - $308K/yr
12+ years expAkamai Technologies is a leader in online security and performance, seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join their Akamai Inference Cloud Team. This role involves serving as a technical leader and architect for a globally distributed AI inference platform, driving architectural decisions, and mentoring engineers while contributing hands-on to the development and optimization of AI applications.
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Responsibilities
Providing thought leadership, drive architectural decisions, and mentor engineers while delivering hands-on technical contributions
Architecting and designing the core infrastructure of Akamai Inference Cloud, ensuring it is performant, compliant, economical, and explainable
Providing thought leadership on AI inference optimization, model serving architectures, and establishing technical standards for the platform
Making critical technical decisions on frameworks, tools, and approaches for AI workload deployment and global traffic orchestration
Contributing hands-on to critical path development, code reviews, and architectural implementations
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and elevate team capabilities
Qualification
Required
Have 12+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
Have a deep expertise in AI inference optimization, model serving, and LLM deployment at scale
Provide thought leadership on AI inference optimization, model serving architectures, and establishing technical standards for the platform
Show expert-level proficiency with cloud-native technologies, Kubernetes, distributed systems, and architecting services at global scale with strict SLOs
Possess solid opinions and proven experience building AI platforms developers love, including API design and cost optimization for compute-intensive workloads
Demonstrate excellent technical leadership with ability to mentor engineers, influence architectural decisions, and communicate effectively across teams
Have experience with building platforms for AI application developers (RAG, agents, fine-tuning workflow)
Possess working knowledge of AI safety and practices, MLOps practices and AI model lifecycle management
Benefits
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
Company
Akamai Technologies
Akamai is a provider of cloud services that help enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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$2.63BKey Investors
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2025-05-14Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2023-08-15Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
2001-08-01Post Ipo Equity
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