Senior II Software Engineer - Linux Performance

About the Position

Do you have a passion for making systems run blazingly fast? Does it bother you when they don't? Join our innovative team.

Our Linux Performance team is a specialized group that looks to improve the performance and efficiency of Akamai's Intelligent Platform, both virtualized and bare metal. It is part of our larger Linux Engineering team, which provides the Linux kernel and operating system innovation for the Akamai global distributed network composed of 300,000+ servers deployed in 1000+ networks and 100+ countries.

Shape the future of performance at Akamai. The opportunity to significantly impact Akamai's business makes this role rewarding. Top performers embrace challenges, love learning, and fearlessly solve difficult problems. The position requires solid system design, solid programming and debugging skills, an obsession with code quality, and independence. You must be passionate about getting things done quickly and correctly.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing system performance
• Identifying, designing, and implementing performance enhancements and new features
• Participating in the process of introducing and productizing new servers and hardware
• Extending metrics collection and creating visualizations to better quantify systems performance
• Building tooling to help identify system performance problems faster

Requirements

• 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
• Extensive programming experience in C
• Experience in one or more of the following languages: Rust, Python, Bash, or Perl
• Deep understanding of the Linux kernel, computer system architectures, and the intersection between software and hardware
• Experience with virtualization technologies both in software (Qemu, KVM) and hardware (SVM, VHE)
• Experience with hardware enablement and debugging, especially around board bring up and / or GPUs
• Experience with debugging and performance analysis tools like perf, bcc tools, BPF, etc
• Experience with concurrent programming, data structures, algorithms, complexity analysis
• Knowledge of common hardware interconnects such as PCI express, CXL, CCIX, and USB

About the Company

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.

We Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from $146,400 - $263,600/year
• 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 focusing on mental and financial wellness.
• FlexBase program allowing flexible work arrangements (home, office, or a combination of both).

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US-based candidates only, the base salary for this position ranges from $146,400 - $263,600/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). Eligibility requirements apply.