Senior C++ Low Level Engineer

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🕒 April 9

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Akamai Technologies

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5001 - 10000 employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

🏢 Enterprise

📱 Media

Cybersecurity • Enterprise • Media

Akamai Technologies is a global edge platform and cloud services company that delivers content delivery, edge computing, and security solutions. The company operates one of the world’s largest distributed networks to accelerate and protect web, media, and application traffic, offering products for content delivery, DDoS protection, API and app security, bot management, edge compute (serverless/edge functions), and AI inference at the edge. Akamai also provides enterprise-focused security services (zero trust, identity and access management, secure internet access) and cloud/AI infrastructure tools, and has recently expanded capabilities through acquisitions (for example LayerX) to add browser-based AI usage control.

📋 Description

• Designing, implementing, and optimizing our eBPF Agent. • Conducting research focused on Linux kernel internals, eBPF, and related technologies. • Writing clean, efficient, and maintainable C++ code, with a focus on low-level and systems programming. • Collaborating with data scientists, system architects, and product managers to translate technical requirements into robust, scalable solutions. • Using profiling and debugging tools to analyze and optimize the performance of our agent. • Documenting code and research insights to support knowledge sharing across the team and facilitate continuous development.

🎯 Requirements

• 5 years experience in C++ development, with deep knowledge of systems programming, memory management and concurrency. • Experience with eBPF, XDP, or related Linux kernel technologies. • Deep command of modern C++ (including C++11/14/17/20), STL. • Proven experience in research-intensive areas, like experimentation, algorithm, or exploring new technology capabilities. • In-depth understanding of Linux OS internals, network protocols, and security features within the Linux environment. • Ability to dive into kernel development and continuous learning about advancements in the Linux kernel eBPF ecosystem. • Ability to solve complex, abstract problems using logical and creative approaches.

🏖️ Benefits

• Your health • Your finances • Your family • Your time at work • Your time pursuing other endeavors