Principal Software Engineer - Linux Kernel Performance

Akamai•Cambridge, MA

10h•$169,300 - $304,700•Hybrid

About The Position

Our Linux Performance team is a specialized group that looks to improve the performance and efficiency of Akamai's Intelligent Platform, both virtualized and bare metal. It is part of our larger Linux Engineering team, which provides the Linux kernel and operating system innovation for the Akamai global distributed network composed of 300,000+ servers deployed in 1000+ networks and 100+ countries. You can make a significant impact on Akamai's business. A successful candidate will seek challenges, are passionate for learning, and have demonstrated ability to pose and solve difficult problems. The job requires solid system design, solid programming and debugging skills, an obsession with code quality, and independence. You must have a passion to get things done quickly and correctly.

Requirements

12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Extensive programming experience in C, as well experience in Python, Bash, or Perl
Deep understanding of the Linux kernel and computer system architectures
Experience with virtualization technologies (Qemu, KVM) and hardware offload technologies (VDPA, DPDK, SR-IOV)
Experience with performance analysis tools like Linux perf, bcc tools, BPF, etc
Experience with concurrent programming, data structures, algorithms, complexity analysis
Proficiency with network protocols, including IP, IPv6, TCP, UDP

Responsibilities

Analyzing system performance, identify problems, design, develop, and implement solutions
Extending metrics collection and create 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