Principal Software Engineer Lead

Akamai Technologies; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k savings plan

Company holidays

Paid time off

Sick time

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Equity awards

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Akamai Technologies is seeking a seasoned architect and technical leader to design and scale high-density ARM64 compute platform functionality and associated hypervisor layers across the Akamai Connected Cloud. You will drive hardware enablement strategy and mentor a team of engineers to deliver robust, scalable cloud infrastructure.

The role requires deep CPU architecture knowledge and hands-on experience with cloud compute virtualization, including KVM/QEMU, Linux APIs, and container runtimes,

Qualifications

• Candidates must have 12 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Deep familiarity with modern CPU architectures and cloud compute virtualization technologies.

Responsibilities

• Architect and scale high-density ARM64 compute platform functionality and hypervisor layers across the Akamai Connected Cloud.
• Lead technical strategy for hardware enablement.
• Provide organizational leadership to a team of engineers.

Skills

Cloud computing

ARM64

x86_64

Hypervisor

KVM

QEMU

Linux system APIs

Container runtimes

Cross-compilation

System profiling

Software architecture

Technical leadership

Performance optimization

Hardware enablement

Product specification

Backlog planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

You will architect and scale high-density ARM64 compute platform functionality and hypervisor layers across the Akamai Connected Cloud. Additionally, you will lead technical strategy for hardware enablement and provide organizational leadership to a team of engineers.

Requirements: Candidates must have 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent. You are required to have deep familiarity with modern CPU architectures and experience with cloud compute virtualization technologies.

Key Skills: Cloud computing, ARM64, x86_64, Hypervisor, KVM, QEMU, Linux system APIs, Container runtimes, Cross-compilation, System profiling, Software architecture, Technical leadership, Performance optimization, Hardware enablement, Product specification, Backlog planning

Benefits: Healthcare, 401k savings plan, Company holidays, Paid time off, Sick time, Parental leave, Employee assistance program, Equity awards, Employee stock purchase plan