Principal Software Engineer – Lead

🕒 September 22

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $169.3k - $304.7k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Akamai Technologies

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5001 - 10000 employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2001-07

Cloud Computing • Cybersecurity • Content Delivery

Akamai Technologies is a leading cloud services provider that specializes in delivering security, cloud computing, and content delivery solutions. It offers a range of services such as API security, DDoS protection, and performance optimization for web applications, ensuring secure and reliable user experiences. With a robust global infrastructure, Akamai empowers businesses to streamline their digital presence while safeguarding against various cyber threats and enhancing application performance.

📋 Description

• Develop scalable services linking on-premises or cloud infrastructure to Akamai Connected Cloud • Contribute to cloud compute products supporting AI and general compute on ARM and x86 workloads • Architect and scale high-density ARM64 compute platform functionality and hypervisor layers across Akamai Connected Cloud • Design, implement, review, document, and test high-quality code in close collaboration with the team • Lead technical strategy for hardware enablement, cross-platform build pipelines, and workload performance optimization • Coordinate with global teams to build new compute features and resolve low-level software bugs • Provide organizational and functional leadership to a team of engineers

🎯 Requirements

• 12 years of relevant experience • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or its equivalent • History of helping reports excel, expand their knowledge, and progress to greater responsibility • Deep familiarity with ARM64 / AArch64 and x86_64 server platforms • Experience with cross-compilation toolchains, system profiling, and multi-architecture software deployment • Experience with cloud compute virtualization technologies such as KVM and QEMU • Experience with container runtimes, Linux system APIs, or hypervisor integration • Experience in technical design, product specification reviews, projects, and backlog planning • Ability to work productively to identify and resolve issues collaboratively and transparently

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual bonus or incentives • Equity awards • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) • Healthcare • 401K savings plan • Company holidays • Vacation (in the form of PTO) • Sick time • Parental leave • Employee assistance program • Mental wellness support • Financial wellness support • FlexBase work options: at home, in an office, or a combination of both

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