Software Development Engineer in Test II

Location: Poland; Remote

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The Cloud Data Services team, within the Cloud Technology Group, delivers advanced cloud and edge networking solutions. This team designs, implements, deploys, and operates data streaming platforms, enabling product teams to create secure, efficient, and agile solutions.

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As a Software Development Engineer in Test II, you focus on real-world, end-to-end testing to qualify releases. You will collaborate cross-functionally across engineering and support teams building automation frameworks that support end-to-end test cases. You'll ensure quality code releases that are resilient, scalable, and performing optimally on our state-of-the art infrastructure.

As a Software Development Engineer in Test II, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and designing tools to thoroughly test/benchmark our distributed systems
• Becoming an expert user of several internal highly-distributed systems
• Maintaining test environments
• Creating workflows and tools to automate testing and bench-marking

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will have:

• An engineering background or possess equivalent education in computer science or a related field.
• Relevant years of hands-on experience working with test automation frameworks(e.g., Pytest, Robot Framework, or similar)
• Experience operating within Linux/Unix environments
• Moderate to advanced proficiency in Python
• Working knowledge of version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins), testing frameworks, and core internet protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP)
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Experience with AI-driven tools for test creation, debugging, or automation, as well as observability tools such as Grafana and Prometheus - nice to have

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.

Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.

At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

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As a Software Development Engineer in Test II, you focus on real-world, end-to-end testing to qualify releases. You will collaborate cross-functionally across engineering and support teams building automation frameworks that support end-to-end test cases. You'll ensure quality code releases that are resilient, scalable, and performing optimally on our state-of-the­ art infrastructure.