Linux Kernel Test Engineer II – CI & Performance

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 95,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Parental leave

Vacation

Sick time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test II to lead test strategy for our custom Linux kernel and hardware support.

You will design scalable automated tests and robust CI, validating performance, reliability, and security across Akamai's Linux kernel and OS imaging processes. You will work with senior engineers to port modifications to newer kernels and VM infrastructure, diagnose low-level issues, and continuously improve the testing infrastructure to support

Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Solid experience in scripting (Python/Shell/Perl) with some C.
• Understanding of Linux kernel internals including hardware drivers (PCIe, GPU, Ethernet, KVM, virtio, memory management, file systems, block IO, TCP/IP).
• Familiarity with x86 and server-class arm64 architectures.
• Familiarity with Linux kernel and hardware debugging tools, performance benchmarking, and CI frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and scaling automated test frameworks to validate hardware compatibility, performance, reliability, and security of Akamai's Linux kernel and OS imaging process.
• Developing test suites validating new hardware designs; facilitate porting modifications to newer Linux kernel versions and VM infrastructure software.
• Debugging and troubleshooting complex low-level system issues in testing and simulated production environments.
• Architecting and enhancing build and test automation infrastructure for robust CI/testing.
• Learning new technical skills with Senior engineers to improve testing quality.

Skills

Scripting (Python/Shell/Perl)

C programming

Linux kernel internals

Hardware drivers (PCIe, GPU, Ethernet)

CI frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

KVM

VM infrastructure software

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test II to lead test strategy for our custom Linux kernel and hardware support.

You will design scalable automated tests and robust CI, validating performance, reliability, and security across Akamai's Linux kernel and OS imaging processes. You will work with senior engineers to port modifications to newer kernels and VM infrastructure, diagnose low-level issues, and continuously improve the testing infrastructure to support