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Distinguished Space Systems Engineer
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
Cambridge, MA
Tasking may include: identification of customer needs, development of use cases, requirements analysis and flow-down, system concept/architecture development (including analysis of…
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Junior Systems Engineer
Decisive Point Consulting
United States
As a Systems Engineer on our team, you’ll use your experience to streamline our software development life cycle from requirements to monitoring in production. You’ll incorporate open-source…
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Mid Career Spaceflight Hardware Propulsion Engineer P3 – Space Systems
Oceaneering
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Assess pressure-system safety, cleanliness, contamination-control, and hardware-integration requirements.
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Junior QA Automation Engineer
Element Solutions
Remote, United States
- $65,000 to $85,000 USD / year
Element Solutions is looking for a reliable and has a readiness to learn Junior QA Automation Engineer. The Junior QA Automation Engineer supports the design, development, execution, and…
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Junior Data Engineer
Element Solutions
Remote, United States
- $75,000 to $95,000 USD / year
We are looking for a motivated and driven Junior Data Engineer. This individual will support the development, testing, and maintenance of data pipelines and automated data processes.…
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Integration Engineer
Element Solutions
Remote, United States
- $90,000 to $110,000 USD / year
Element Solutions is looking for an experienced and problem solving Integration Engineer. The Integration Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, implementing, testing, and…
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Senior Backend Engineer - (Java/Spring Boot)
Gen Digital Inc.
New York, NY
- $135,000 to $178,000 USD / year
We’re looking for a deeply experienced backend engineer who brings strong ownership, sound technical judgment, and a high bar for engineering quality. This role is about making smart…
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Space Systems Engineer (Senior)
KBR
Washington, DC
The Space Systems Engineer serves as a critical position responsible for the system-wide management and technical execution of complex spacecraft programs. The position provides leadership…
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Senior DevOps Engineer
EIS
Remote, United States
- $125,000 to $140,000 USD / year
…running application. We are looking for a senior, hands-on engineer who can connect AWS infrastructure, secure networking, platform services, CI/CD, and application deployment into one…
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Principal Engineer, Systems
sesengin
Reston, VA
As a Principal Systems Engineer – SATCOM at SES Space & Defense, you will lead systems engineering, integration, verification, and operational readiness activities supporting resilient,…
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Responsible Systems Engineer - Huntsville, AL
Davidson Technologies, Inc.
Huntsville, AL
- $100,000 to $200,000 USD / year
The Responsible Systems Engineer (RSE) will support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) within the System Engineering & Integration (SE&I) organization, supporting the System Design and…
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Senior Specialist, Quality Engineering (Software Solutions)
L3Harris Technologies
Huntsville, AL
Job Title: Senior Specialist, Quality Engineer (Software Solutions)
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Early Career R&D Systems Electrical Engineer - Nuclear Deterrence Systems, NM/CA, Onsite
Sandia National Laboratories
Livermore, CA
…and subsystems, from requirements and design maturation to integration, testing, qualification, production realization, fielded-system support, and system-level assessment. Your work may…
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Senior/Principal R&D Systems Electrical Engineer - Nuclear Deterrence Systems, NM/CA, Onsite
Sandia National Laboratories
Livermore, CA
…and subsystems, from requirements and design maturation to integration, testing, qualification, production realization, fielded-system support, and system-level assessment. Your work may…
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Sr Software Engineer--Routing Platform & Infrastructure
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…high-speed optics, custom Silicon One NPUs, and distributed system software. We are looking for engineers who are passionate about solving the challenges of exponential data growth and…
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Sr Associate, Software Engineer
L3Harris
Carlsbad, CA
…operational performance requirements and design of the overall…
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Senior Design Verification Engineer, Multimedia/AI/ML, Silicon
Google
Mountain View, CA
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Senior TPU Validation Engineer
Google
Mountain View, CA
Experience with Mobile SoC architecture including ARM processor, coherent fabric, and system memory management unit (SMMU).
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Hardware/Software Codesign and Performance Engineer, Inference
Google
Sunnyvale, CA
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Principal Solutions Architect, Streaming & AdTech-Xumo
Comcast
Irvine, CA
Monetization platforms and workflows, including advertising technology, SSAI, ad decisioning, video delivery integration, audience targeting and emerging revenue-enabling capabilities.
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Application Engineer - DevOps & Engineering Tools
RTX Corporation
sacramento, CA
We are seeking an experienced Application Engineer - DevOps & Engineering Tools to join our agile team! In this role you will deploy, administer, and support new and existing…
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Staff Software Developer, iOS Glasses System Experience, XR
Google
San Jose, CA · San Francisco, CA
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Staff Software Engineer, XR Ecosystem, AR/VR Multimedia and Datacommunication
Google
San Jose, CA · San Diego, CA
…including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and…
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Assistant Principal – Jr. High School - (2027-2028)
Joliet Public Schools District 86
JOLIET, IL
- From $83,880 USD / year
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Electrical Component Engineer
Actalent
Lockport, NY
- $90,000 to $115,000 USD / year
Job DescriptionThe Electrical Component Engineer will manage electrical component projects from concept through validation, working closely with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional…

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Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Principal Software Engineer - (Reston or Cambridge)

Baton Rouge, LA, United States

$169,300 to $304,700 USD / year

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Pay: $169,300 to $304,700 USD / year
Experience: Have 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 30, 2026

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Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.

Are you passionate about architecting scalable systems and leading technical innovation?

Do you want to build mission-critical solutions for public sector cloud platforms?

Join our team!

Our team's mission is to accelerate innovation by making computing simple, scalable, accessible, and affordable for all. We provide the infrastructure and services that enable developers to build next-generation applications. We take ownership of the design and development of core compute interfaces, virtualization management, APIs, and low-level platform services.

Partner with the best

As a technical authority, you will drive engineering excellence through robust solution design. You will integrate Site Reliability Engineering principles to ensure web applications, APIs, and automation platforms excel in reliability. Additionally, you will build specialty tooling to maintain our globally distributed infrastructure.

As a Principal Software Engineer Lead, you will be responsible for:

Architecting complex distributed software systems and authoring technical blueprints to eliminate operational toil
Establishing development standards, pull request review frameworks, and Service Level Objectives to maintain system resilience
Designing deployment safety pipelines, continuous integration workflows, and automated testing frameworks for secure production releases
Serving as the Tier-3 escalation authority for complex application failures and leading postmortem reviews
Mentoring engineering teams on system design while cultivating an inclusive and collaborative technical culture

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

Have 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree
Have experience developing full-stack web applications, APIs, and microservices in Linux or Unix environments
Possess expertise in languages such as Python, JavaScript, SQL, Ruby, or PHP
Be knowledgeable about CI/CD pipelines, containerization, automated testing, and revision control workflows
Demonstrate solid grounding in SRE principles, including SLI/SLO tracking, toil reduction, and root-cause analysis
Demonstrate success creating architectural blueprints, evaluating emerging technologies, and mentoring engineering peers
Possess US Citizenship, and be eligible to undergo the required security clearance process; an active clearance is not required.

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. (https://www.akamai.com/careers/working-at-akamai?utm_source=akamai&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benefits)

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Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.

We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like!

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $169,300 - $304,700/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity Rights

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.

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