SDET II: Linux Kernel & CI Automation (Remote-friendly)

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Salem (OR); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Health benefits

401K savings plan

PTO / vacation policy

Equity awards

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in Salem, Oregon, seeks a Software Development Engineer in Test II to lead test strategy for Akamai's custom Linux kernel and to design scalable automated test infrastructure.

You’ll validate hardware compatibility, performance, reliability and security across a distributed AI/Compute platform. Responsibilities include porting kernel modifications, building test suites for new hardware designs, debugging low-level issues, and elevating CI/test automation with Senior

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, continuous integration 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 internals

x86/arm64 architectures

Kernel debugging tools

CI frameworks

team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in Salem, Oregon, seeks a Software Development Engineer in Test II to lead test strategy for Akamai's custom Linux kernel and to design scalable automated test infrastructure.

You’ll validate hardware compatibility, performance, reliability and security across a distributed AI/Compute platform. Responsibilities include porting kernel modifications, building test suites for new hardware designs, debugging low-level issues, and elevating CI/test automation with Senior