12 hours ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$95k - $171k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and scale automated test frameworks for Linux kernel and OS imaging hardware compatibility, performance, reliability, and security.
- Develop test suites for new hardware designs and facilitate porting Akamai modifications to newer Linux kernel and VM infrastructure software versions.
- Debug, isolate, and troubleshoot complex low-level system issues in testing and simulated production environments.
- Architect and enhance build and test automation infrastructure for continuous integration and testing.
- Collaborate with senior engineers to improve testing organization quality standards and develop new technical skills.
Requirements
- Two years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- Solid scripting experience in Python, Shell, or Perl, with some software validation experience in C.
- Understanding of Linux kernel internals, including hardware drivers, PCIe, GPU hardware, Ethernet devices, KVM, virtio, cgroups, memory management, file systems, block I/O, and the TCP/IP stack.
- Familiarity with x86 and server-class ARM64 architectures.
- Familiarity with Linux kernel and hardware debugging tools, performance benchmarking, and continuous testing or CI frameworks.
- Ability to collaborate effectively and solve complex infrastructure challenges.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangement through Akamai’s FlexBase program, allowing employees to work at home, in an office, or in a combination of both.
- Healthcare, 401(k) savings plan, company holidays, PTO, sick time, parental leave, and an employee assistance program focused on mental and financial wellness.
- Potential annual bonus or incentive compensation, equity awards, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan; eligibility requirements apply.
About Akamai
Akamai builds content delivery, cloud security, and edge compute services for enterprises that run consumer and business web, API, and video workloads. The public company (NASDAQ: AKAM), founded in 1998 and headquartered in Cambridge, MA, operates a global CDN and security platform and sells via subscriptions and usage-based services. It expanded into cloud infrastructure by acquiring Linode in 2022, offering IaaS and managed Kubernetes.