Senior II Software Engineer - Linux Performance

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.

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.

As a Senior II Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

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

To be successful in this role you will:

Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent

Have extensive programming experience in C and experience in one or more of the following languages: Rust, Python, Bash, or Perl

Possess a deep understanding of the Linux kernel, computer system architectures, and the intersection between software and hardware

Have experience with virtualization technologies both in software (Qemu, KVM) and hardware (SVM, VHE)

Have experience with hardware enablement and debugging, especially around board bring up and / or GPUs

Have experience with debugging and performance analysis tools like perf, bcc tools, BPF, etc

Have experience with concurrent programming, data structures, algorithms, complexity analysis

Have knowledge of common hardware interconnects such as PCI express, CXL, CCIX, and USB

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.

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