Staff Engineer building AlphaSense’s identity, authentication, authorization, and user management platform. Scaling secure APIs and infrastructure for enterprise market - intelligence customers.
About the role
- Senior Software Engineer leading scalable Python/Flask API architecture for Akamai’s distributed cloud, edge, and security platform. Mentoring engineers and designing fault-tolerant backend services.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of high-performance backend systems
- Architect, build, and evolve scalable, low-latency REST APIs and service layers using Python and Flask
- Design robust schemas and optimize database queries using SQLAlchemy
- Lead technical design reviews and establish engineering best practices
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers
- Implement authentication, rate limiting, and observability across distributed backend services
- Design fault-tolerant backend services using circuit breakers and defensive validation
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define API contracts, architecture patterns, and integration workflows
- Improve system performance and drive fault-tolerant system design
Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience with Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy, and relational databases
- Deep expertise in RESTful architecture, HTTP protocols, API versioning, and security best practices
- Proficiency in Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, and containerization technologies
- Understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, automated testing, and observability tooling
- Knowledge of AI tooling, agentic workflows, transformer architectures, and background processing systems
Benefits
- 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 and financial wellness support
- Flexible work arrangements through FlexBase: work at home, in an office, or a combination of both
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