Akamai Technologies

Principal Software Development Engineer in Test Lead

Akamai Technologies$140K — $252K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12 years of relevant experience in software development and testing.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
  • Proficient in Python and Pytest; knowledge of Perl and Golang is a plus.
  • Experience with debugging across different architectures (x86 and ARM).
  • Familiarity with Debian packaging, QEMU's TCG, and KVM acceleration.
  • Expertise in cloud-native infrastructure and system internals.
  • Experience with automation tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and SaltStack.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with engineering teams to define testing strategies for changes.
  • Develop and maintain automated test frameworks and pipelines.
  • Create and manage comprehensive test plans and cases for cloud services.
  • Write scripts for automating deployments, migrations, and rollbacks.
  • Troubleshoot complex issues, identify root causes, and recommend solutions.
  • Mentor junior team members and promote best testing practices.
  • Ensure quality standards are met across the test processes.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage.
  • Retirement savings plan (RRSP).
  • Generous PTO policy, including sick time.
  • Supportive family-friendly benefits and employee assistance programs.
  • Focused initiatives on mental and financial wellness.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Are you interested in building a scalable platform?

Are you interested in building and scaling microservices in the cloud for our compute platform

Join our Compute division's Platform Engineering Team!

As a Principal Software Development Engineer in Test Lead, you will develop automation for testing microservices in the cloud.

As a Principal Software Development Engineer in Test Lead, you will be responsible for:
  • Working with engineering teams to identify how to test proposed changes.
  • Developing and maintain automated test frameworks and test pipelines, including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests.
  • Creating and maintaining test plans and test cases for our compute services, ensuring they cover all relevant scenarios and edge cases.
  • Writing and maintaining scripts to automate deployments, migrations and rollbacks.
  • Investigating and troubleshooting complex issues, identifying root causes and providing recommendations for solutions.
  • Providing technical leadership and mentorship to juniors, promoting best practices and ensuring that quality standards are met.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:
  • Have 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or its equivalent.
  • Have proficiency with Python and Pytest along with good understanding of modern testing methodologies along with working knowledge of Perl and golang.
  • Have experience debugging across environments reproducing a failing test locally on x86 vs. ARM (native or emulated), isolating whether a failure is arch-specific
  • Possess knowledge of Debian packaging along with QEMU's TCG vs KVM acceleration
  • Possess expertise in cloud native infrastructure, and have an understanding of system internals and performance.
  • Possess experience with automation tools and frameworks such as Jenkins, Github Actions, SaltStack.
  • Have good Linux fundamentals, especially around performance tuning along with experience in Bash and scripting fundamentals.
  • Have an understanding of modern software development life cycle processes and service level objective monitoring and alerting.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from 140,400 - 252,800 CAD/year; a candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, RRSP, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.

About Akamai Technologies

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is a global content delivery network (CDN), cybersecurity, and cloud service company. The company provides web and mobile performance solutions, cloud security solutions, enterprise access solutions, and video delivery solutions. Akamai was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company serves a wide range of industries, including media and entertainment, gaming, software, financial services, healthcare, and others. Akamai is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol AKAM.
Learn more about Akamai Technologies
Size
8,700 employees
Market Cap
$13 billion
Industry
Net Income
$557 million
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+8.1%
Revenue
$3.1 billion
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