Software Engineer

As a Software Engineer Principal, you will be responsible for

• Analyzing system performance, identify problems, design, develop, and implement solutions.
• Extending metrics collection and creating visualizations to better quantify systems performance.
• Building tooling to help identify system performance problems faster.
• Training other Akamai engineers to identify performance issues.
• Working with teams across the company to implement your solutions.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 1-3 years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Have basic programming experience in C/Python, Bash, or Perl.
• Possess a working knowledge of the Linux operating system fundamentals.
• Have understanding of fundamental data structures and algorithms.
• Have experience with Git version control system.

People who will thrive in this role will:

• Have an experience with Bash, or Perl scripting.
• Have familiarity with virtualization (QEMU/KVM, libvirt).
• Have an exposure to performance analysis and debugging tools (bcc-tools, gdb).
• Have familiarity with IPv6.
• Have basic understanding of IP networking concepts (IPv4, TCP/UDP).