SDET II — Linux Kernel & AI Platform Testing (Hybrid)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Company holidays

Vacation

Sick time

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test II to lead the test strategy for Akamai's custom Linux kernel and assist with hardware platform support.

You will design scalable automated test infrastructure and troubleshoot complex system issues to validate feature functionality and maximize performance of a global AI and Compute platform. You will collaborate with senior engineers to port modifications to newer kernel versions, validate hardware designs, and

Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent.
• Solid experience in scripting (Python/Shell/Perl) with some experience in software validation in C.
• Understanding of Linux kernel internals including hardware drivers (pcie, gpu hardware, ethernet devices, KVM, virtio, cgroups, memory management, file systems, block IO, TCP/IP stack).
• Familiarity with x86 and server-class arm64 architectures.
• Familiarity with Linux kernel and hardware debugging tools, performance benchmarking, and CI frameworks.
• Motivated self-starter who thrives on collaborating with others to solve highly complex infrastructure challenges.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and scaling advanced 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 existing Akamai modifications to newer versions of the Linux kernel and VM infrastructure software.
• Debugging, isolating, and troubleshooting complex, low-level system issues found in testing and simulated production environments.
• Architecting and enhancing existing build and test automation infrastructure to achieve robust CI and testing.
• Learning a variety of new technical skills with an advanced team of Senior engineers, improving quality standards of the testing organization.

Skills

Python

Shell

Perl

C

Linux kernel

CI pipelines

Debugging

Automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

KVM

Virtio

Git

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test II to lead the test strategy for Akamai's custom Linux kernel and assist with hardware platform support.

You will design scalable automated test infrastructure and troubleshoot complex system issues to validate feature functionality and maximize performance of a global AI and Compute platform. You will collaborate with senior engineers to port modifications to newer kernel versions, validate hardware designs, and