Job DescriptionDo you want to help design and implement the next generation of cloud computing?Do you want to lead the expansion of compute architectures across the Akamai Connected Cloud?Join our Compute team!As a member of Akamai's Cloud Compute team, develop scalable services linking on-premises or cloud infrastructure to Akamai Connected Cloud. Contribute to expanding cloud compute products supporting AI and general compute on ARM and x86 workloads. This position provides opportunities to create production-quality software across multiple architectures and layers within Cloud Computing environments.
Partner with the bestThis role provides an opportunity to make a significant impact on Akamai's growing cloud offerings. You must have a passion to get things done quickly and get them done right.
As a Principal Software Engineer Lead, you will be responsible for:
- Architecting and scaling high-density ARM64 compute platform functionality and hypervisor layers across ACC.
- Designing, implementing, reviewing, documenting, and testing high-quality code in close collaboration with your team.
- Leading technical strategy for hardware enablement, cross-platform build pipelines, and workload performance optimization.
- Working closely with peers and coordinating with global teams to build new compute features or resolve low-level software bugs.
- Providing organizational and functional leadership to a team of engineers.
Do what you loveTo 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 a history of helping your reports excel in their current role, expand their knowledge, and progress to greater responsibility.
- Possess deep familiarity with modern CPU architectures, specifically ARM64 / AArch64 and x86_64 server platforms.
- Be experienced with cross-compilation toolchains, system profiling, and multi-architecture software deployment.
- Have experience with cloud compute virtualization technologies (KVM, QEMU), container runtimes, Linux system APIs, or hypervisor integration.
- Be experienced in technical design, product specification reviews, projects and backlog planning.
- Be able to work productively to identify and resolve issues in a collaborative, transparent manner
CompensationAkamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $169,300 - $304,700/year; a candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. 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, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.
