Software Development Engineer in Test II

Do you want to define what quality means for AI inference systems running at global scale?

Are you passionate about building test automation that validates the correctness and performance of AI workloads?

Join the Akamai Inference Cloud Team!

The Akamai Inference Cloud team is part of Akamai's Cloud Technology Group. We build AI platforms for running inference models and creating applications. The Inference Execution & Runtimes team owns the core inference engineruntime frameworks, model serving infrastructure, and execution environment processing every request. Our work determines the latency, throughput, and efficiency of AI workloads across Akamai's global infrastructure.

Partner with the best

The SDET II role on the Inference Execution & Runtimes team focuses on quality strategies for the inference runtime stack. Responsibilities involve developing automated testing frameworks to verify model serving accuracy, efficiency, and reliability across diverse architectures and hardware setups. Success requires proficiency in AI inference systems combined with advanced skills in test automation and quality engineering.

As a Software Development Engineer in Test II, you will be responsible for:

• Designing and implementing automated test frameworks that validate inference runtime correctness, including model output accuracy, tokenization fidelity, and request handling behavior
• Building performance and load testing infrastructure that benchmarks inference latency, throughput, and GPU utilization across model configurations
• Developing regression and integration test suites that ensure runtime stability as new model architectures and serving backends are introduced
• Collaborating with software engineers to define testability requirements, improve code coverage, and identify quality risks across the inference stack
• Contributing to CI/CD quality gates and release validation processes that ensure runtime components meet production readiness standards

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 2+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Demonstrate proficiency in test automation frameworks with experience designing and maintaining large-scale test suites
• Show experience with performance testing and benchmarking tools, with the ability to design load tests for high-throughput systems
• Have familiarity with AI/ML concepts including model inference, tokenization, and the basics of how models are served in production
• Demonstrate proficiency in Python and at least one additional programming language used in test automation
• Show experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerized test environments, and cloud-based testing infrastructure
• Possess strong analytical skills with the ability to identify patterns in test results and translate findings into actionable quality improvements

Work in a way that works for you

Flex Base, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. Flex Base, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised).

This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

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At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

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