Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

SpainPosted Jul 16, 2026

Are you excited about building innovative security products?

Do you enjoy developing automation that helps deliver high-quality software at scale?

Join Guardicore (now Akamai Enterprise Security Group)

We are transforming how organizations protect datacenters and cloud environments. Our team includes skilled engineers who inspire and drive innovation.

Partner with the best

We're looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test to help drive quality across our platform. This is an opportunity to work on complex distributed systems, influence engineering practices, and collaborate with exceptional developers and architects.

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

  • Creating automation solutions within an extensive and varied Python codebase.
  • Designing and implementing automated testing frameworks and tools to ensure robust software quality and seamless integration.
  • Utilizing modern technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, MongoDB, ClickHouse, public cloud platforms, and additional innovative tools.
  • Collaborating with R&D and Product teams to establish effective quality strategies for upcoming features.
  • Collaborating closely with technical teams across Guardicore and Akamai to ensure seamless integration and effective communication.
  • Designing and implementing scalable test automation frameworks to ensure robust software quality across multiple platforms and environments.
  • Designing and implementing automated testing frameworks to ensure software quality and streamline the development lifecycle.
  • Driving quality initiatives for new features while shaping testing strategies across the entire software development lifecycle.

What you'll build

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Demonstrate experience creating test automation using Python or any other object-oriented programming language.
  • Demonstrate expertise in software engineering with experience creating scalable and maintainable automation frameworks.
  • Demonstrate expertise with both Linux and Windows operating systems.
  • Demonstrate expertise in computer networking concepts and practical experience in testing distributed systems effectively.
  • Build comprehensive automated testing infrastructures from start to finish.
  • Design and implement automated testing frameworks and tools to ensure software quality and reliability across various platforms.

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.

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

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.

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