SDET II - Linux Kernel & AI Compute Platform

Akamai; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Holidays

Paid time off

Sick time

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Join Akamai as a Software Development Engineer in Test II in Cambridge, MA, focusing on the Linux kernel and OS imaging validation for Akamai’s AI/Compute platform. You will design scalable test infra and automated suites to ensure performance, reliability, and security across hardware configurations.

You will work with senior engineers to port modifications to newer kernel versions, enhance CI pipelines, and troubleshoot complex issues in diverse testing environments.

Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
• Solid scripting experience (Python, Shell, Perl) with some experience in C validation.
• Understanding of Linux kernel internals including hardware drivers (PCIe, GPUs, Ethernet, KVM, virtio, cgroups, memory management, filesystems, block I/O, TCP/IP).
• Familiarity with x86 and server-class ARM64 architectures.
• Familiarity with Linux kernel and hardware debugging tools, performance benchmarking, and CI frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and scale automated test frameworks to validate hardware compatibility, performance, reliability and security of Akamai's Linux kernel and OS imaging process.
• Develop test suites validating new hardware designs; port Akamai modifications to newer kernel versions and VM infrastructure software.
• Debug, isolate, and troubleshoot complex low-level system issues in testing environments.
• Architect and enhance build and test automation for robust CI and testing.
• Learn new technical skills with a senior engineering team to raise quality standards.

Skills

Python scripting

Shell scripting

Perl scripting

C programming

Linux kernel internals

x86 and ARM64

CI frameworks

Debugging tools

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

KVM

virtio

Job description

Join Akamai as a Software Development Engineer in Test II in Cambridge, MA, focusing on the Linux kernel and OS imaging validation for Akamai’s AI/Compute platform. You will design scalable test infra and automated suites to ensure performance, reliability, and security across hardware configurations.

You will work with senior engineers to port modifications to newer kernel versions, enhance CI pipelines, and troubleshoot complex issues in diverse testing environments.