Do you have experience working on compute technologies?
Are you an experienced software engineer with an interest in virtualization?
Join our Compute Team!
Akamai is working to simplify the way people work in the cloud. The Compute Team mission is to accelerate innovation by making computing simple, scalable, accessible, and affordable for all. We provide the infrastructure and services that enable developers to build next generation applications.
Partner with the best
In this role, you'll work on interesting challenges and help us bring new products to the market . We're a closely-knit team with a focus on agile development and innovative solutions. We encourage and reward curiosity, ingenuity, and technical excellence. If you enjoy working on projects that have a big impact, you'll enjoy working at Akamai!
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Working on the virtualization stack (QEMU, QAPI, QMP) and VM optimization
- Leveraging Linux kernel features to enhance hypervisor performance and stack functionality.
- Researching, proposing, and integrating relevant open-source projects based on product objectives
- Providing technical expertise and leadership for your team.
- Developing and engineering the software running on the hosts in our data centers
- Working with a team & helping through hiring, training, coaching and mentoring.
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have at-least 5 years of relevant experience in optimized software running on large distributed production environments & a Bachelors degree (CS)
- Have experience developing software on the Linux kernel. QEMU, Scheduling, Live migrations, memory organization, API, & debugging is advantageous.
- Be proficient in writing organized, efficient, and well-documented Python code; knowledge of Go or Perl is advantageous.
- Have experience developing systems software on Linux, with a good understanding of Linux internals, processes and threads, cgroups, and resource management.
- Have knowledge of NUMA architecture, CPU topology, memory locality, and scheduling.
- Have experience designing abstract software architectures from ideas through implementation and creatively apply domain experience to solve technical challenges
About us
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.
Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.
FlexBase adapts to your job's needs
Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.
We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.
Skills Required
- At least 5 years of relevant experience developing optimized software for large distributed production environments
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
- Experience developing software on the Linux kernel
- Proficiency writing organized, efficient, well-documented Python code
- Experience developing systems software on Linux
- Understanding of Linux internals, processes, threads, cgroups, and resource management
- Knowledge of NUMA architecture, CPU topology, memory locality, and scheduling
- Experience designing software architectures from concept through implementation
- Experience with QEMU, scheduling, live migration, memory organization, APIs, or debugging
- Knowledge of Go or Perl
Akamai Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Akamai Technologies and has not been reviewed or approved by Akamai Technologies.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO in the U.S., wellness days, paid volunteering time, and the FlexBase model contribute to broad time‑off flexibility. These practices are described as supporting strong work‑life balance.
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Parental & Family Support — Generous paid parental leaves, paid family care leave, subsidized backup childcare, and inclusive family‑building benefits via Carrot form a comprehensive family support suite. Coverage spans fertility support through caregiving resources.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a substantial company match and immediate vesting, plus Roth and Mega Backdoor Roth options, underpin long‑term savings. These features provide reliable long‑term savings opportunities.
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What We Do
At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Every moment, billions of people, all over the world, are using the internet to shop, play games, look after finances, learn remotely, share videos, connect across the world, and so much more. These life-shaping digital experiences wouldn’t be possible without Akamai. We power and protect life online. It’s an extraordinary mission, and our global teams achieve it by solving the toughest challenges, and turning the impossible into the possible. With the world’s most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we make it easy for businesses to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away. That’s why innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences. Thanks to our world’s most distributed platform for cloud computing, security, and content delivery. Akamai keeps applications and experiences closer and threats farther away. Devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology, we’re always pushing ground-breaking ideas and driving innovation. Do you want to power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges with us? Be part of an amazing team!
Why Work With Us
Our people are devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology. We find solutions through persistence, and push ground-breaking ideas forward with urgency and courage. This creates an environment where we harness creative energy and drive innovation. We are inclusive and diverse, and we love to collaborate across the world.
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