Mid/Senior CDN Automation Engineer with Python

Get to know us better

CodiLime is a software and network engineering industry expert and the first-choice service partner for top global networking hardware providers, software providers and telecoms. We create proofs-of-concept, help our clients build new products, nurture existing ones and provide services in production environments. Our clients include both tech startups and big players in various industries and geographic locations (US, Japan, Israel, Europe).

While no longer a startup - we have 250+ people on board and have been operating since 2011 we’ve kept our people-oriented culture. Our values are simple:

• Act to deliver.
• Disrupt to grow.
• Team up to win.

The project and the team

We are a Network Automation team building software that automates complex networking workflows, and we are looking for a CDN Engineer to further extend our expertise. The team will design and build new production-grade software that converts configurations of various CDN vendors at scale.

Other things to know

• The project team brings together Network and Software Engineers
• We collaborate closely with the customer's Professional Services and Engineering teams
• The customer is an international organization with teams in the US, Europe and Australia

We work on multiple interesting projects at a time, so we may invite you to an interview for another project if we see that your competencies and profile are well suited for it.

Your role

As part of the project team, you will be responsible for

• Designing and implementing the business logic for converting configurations between different CDN solutions
• Shaping the software architecture of the conversion and migration framework
• Contributing to production of software development in Python - developing, testing and maintaining it to high quality and reliability standards
• Building and maintaining the product roadmap, and delivering against it based on real-life customer configurations
• Working as part of the Development team and cooperating closely with other CDN Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to continuously improve the automation framework

Do we have a match?

As a Senior CDN Automation Engineer, you should ideally meet the following criteria:

• Hands-on experience with CDN solutions of various vendors (e.g. Akamai, Cloudflare, Fastly, Amazon CloudFront, Google Cloud CDN, Azure Front Door)
• Hands-on experience with CDN providers' APIs and CLIs
• Experience with CDN configuration, preferably migrations between different vendors
• Strong expertise in HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, TLS, caching and content delivery concepts
• Good knowledge of CDN solutions
• Solid Python skills, including working with REST APIs, JSON/YAML data and writing maintainable, tested code
• Experience working with customers or business stakeholders on technical projects
• Experience with production-grade deployments
• Knowledge of Linux
• 5+ years of experience in CDN, web infrastructure, networking or related roles
• Fluency in English (minimum B2 level)
• Willingness to learn - you will face challenges that require creativity, individual solutions and teamwork
• Readiness to work in an international environment with customers located around the globe, which may require flexibility in working hours

Beyond the criteria above, we would appreciate

• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
• Knowledge of web application security: WAF, bot management, DDoS protection, rate limiting
• Hands-on experience with Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of DevOps tools and practices
• CDN vendor certification

More reasons to join us

• Flexibility in working hours and the way of working: fully remote, on-site or hybrid
• Professional growth supported by internal training sessions and a training budget
• Solid onboarding with a hands-on approach, so that you have an easy start
• A great atmosphere among professionals who are passionate about their work
• The ability to change the project you work on