Site Reliability Engineer II - Database

Do you enjoy solving large scale distributed systems problems?

Do you have a passion for cutting edge technologies and tackling system problems?

Join our highly skilled Site Reliability team

Our team designs, develops, and manages applications and infrastructure that support Akamai's Compute products and services. We do all of this while maintaining Akamai's mission at the forefront of what we do: make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day.

Partner with the best

In this role, you'll participate in the day to day operations including the integrity, architecture, modeling, security, and performance tuning for our MySQL databases. You'll play a key role in managing and improving the health and stability of our MySQL instances. You'll regularly partner with development and systems groups to provide deep subject matter expertise in various projects.

• Installing, configure, upgrade, and migrate existing databases
• Responding to and resolving database related requests from other departments
• Defining database requirements as part of the product lifecycle to influence the new designs and standards
• Identifying data security related issues and help with improving overall security of the database environment
• Collaborating with our support, operations and engineering teams to investigate and troubleshoot complex problems
• Participating in on-call rotations, guiding restoration and repair of service-impacting issues

• Have 2 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or its equivalent
• Have 2+ years of experience with SQL database servers
• Have experience deploying and managing schemas
• Have experience working with developers, helping them with database development including schema design, indexing strategies, and query optimization
• Have knowledge of backup strategies and disaster recovery scenarios

Benefits at Akamai:
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Flex Base adapts to your job's needs. Akamai's Flex Base 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.

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $95,000 - $171,000/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.

• Job Identification 3062
• Posting Date 06/03/2026, 06:00 PM
• Locations 145 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, 02142, US (Remote)