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Akamai Technologies Tech Stack

Edge compute and security platform for content delivery and DDoS protection

Technology, Information and Internet Cambridge, MA 5,001–10,000 employees Public Company

Akamai operates one of the internet's most distributed compute platforms, serving billions of requests daily across content delivery, edge security, and application performance. The stack reveals infrastructure-first engineering: C++, Kubernetes, eBPF, and custom hardware (smartNIC/DPU integration underway), paired with active adoption of ZTNA and replacement of AWS Lambda@Edge with proprietary edge workers. Security hiring (81 roles) nearly matches sales (102), signaling that threat detection and compliance are core operational burdens alongside revenue growth.

Tech Stack 200 technologies

Core StackC++ Python RabbitMQ PostgreSQL AWS Docker Kubernetes Linux MySQL JavaScript Oracle Redis Nginx Terraform GitHub Actions Go Grafana eBPF Oracle HCM Cloud Azure GCP ProxySQL Galera Cluster Bash Cisco Tetration VMware NSX OCI Apache Linode SQL+170 more

AdoptingKubernetes ZTNA Linode OpenStack Ceph

ReplacingAWS Lambda@Edge Cloudflare Workers

What Akamai Technologies Is Building

◆Challenges

Complex infrastructure and application performance challenges
Ensuring compliance with government regulations
Detecting and mitigating cyber attacks
Detecting real-time cyber attacks
Reducing risk
Protect customers against ransomware threats
Customers evolving to secure infrastructure
Scaling managed kubernetes platform
Defending against real-time security attacks
Managing escalations

▲Active Projects

Ai inference cloud
Beta programs
New server hardware platform development
Proof-of-concepts
Pre-sales activities
Partner enablement plan
Automation framework
Monitoring and improving streaming data pipelines
Smartnic/dpu integration
Observability and automation for database environment

Hiring Activity

Steady430 roles · 160 in 30d

Department

Engineering

129

Sales

102

Security

81

Support

28

Ops

18

Marketing

13

Product

13

Finance

10

Seniority

Senior

221

Mid

118

Intern

20

Manager

20

Junior

16

Principal

11

Director

10

Lead

1

Notable leadership hires: Software Engineer Lead, Sales Director, Chief Architect

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About Akamai Technologies

Akamai is a public company headquartered in Cambridge, MA, with 5,001–10,000 employees operating a global infrastructure spanning 24+ countries. The business centers on three interconnected problems: moving content and compute closer to end-users (edge delivery), detecting and blocking real-time threats (DDoS, ransomware, credential abuse), and enabling secure remote access for enterprises. Active projects include AI inference on edge nodes, managed Kubernetes scaling, and SmartNIC/DPU hardware integration. The organization leans engineering-heavy (129 roles), with proportionally high security hiring (81 roles) to manage compliance, threat mitigation, and customer escalations at scale.

HeadquartersCambridge, MA

Company Size5,001–10,000 employees

Hiring MarketsIsrael, United States, Poland, India, United Kingdom, Japan, Malaysia, Germany

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Akamai's tech stack?

Primary: C++, Python, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker. Infrastructure: eBPF, Linux, Nginx, Redis. Adopting: ZTNA, Linode, OpenStack. Replacing AWS Lambda@Edge with proprietary edge compute.

Where does Akamai hire?

24 countries: United States, Israel, Poland, India, United Kingdom, Japan, Malaysia, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Singapore, France, Colombia, UAE, Brazil, Canada, Australia, China, Switzerland, Taiwan, Philippines.