Principal Software Development Engineer in Test Lead
Akamai
Overview
In this role you shape the testing strategy for a high-scale Object Storage platform within Akamai's Cloud Technology Group. You lead and mentor a small team to ensure quality across functional and non-functional areas, prioritising performance, resilience, and automation. You collaborate across teams to improve test repeatability and validate secure, scalable progress. This is a chance to influence a globally distributed storage platform and drive reliable, customer-trusted delivery.
Pay / Benefits- FlexBase program
- remote or hybrid work options
- health and well-being benefits
- life balance and financial security
- Lead testing strategy for Object Storage across functional and non-functional domains
- Implement mechanisms to detect and remediate test flakes to maintain coverage
- Ensure capacity, performance, and resiliency requirements are met and clearly communicated
- Plan and track testing for new features and system enhancements
- Oversee and mentor a small team of experienced SDETs to ensure high-quality execution
- Education in Computer Science or related field and relevant experience
- Extensive SDET experience in distributed microservices environments
- Proficiency in Python and Golang; C++ familiarity
- Experience in Kubernetes environments
- Experience building and maintaining automated testing frameworks with observability and reporting
- leadership
- collaboration
- clear communication
- SDET in distributed microservices
- Python
- Golang
Reference: WJ-747_31291968 · Posted 13 Nov 2026, 04:58 AM