Senior II Cloud Compute Engineer — ARM/QEMU, Flexible Hybrid

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 146,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401K savings plan

Paid time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior II Software Engineer to design and scale ARM64 compute platform functionality, hypervisor integration, and instance management across the Akamai Connected Cloud.

You will develop low-level platform services and compute APIs using Python, Go, or compiled languages, collaborate with global teams, and participate in design reviews while mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or its equivalent.
• Extensive experience with the full software development life cycle including code reviews, release management and support.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, C/C++, or Rust.
• Experience with cloud compute virtualization technologies (KVM, QEMU), container runtimes, Linux system APIs, or hypervisor integration.
• Experience with web application development, microservices, micro-orchestration, RESTful APIs, and database design patterns.
• Excellent debugging, profiling, and troubleshooting skills across distributed Linux systems and database layers.

Responsibilities

• Designing and scaling ARM64 compute platform functionality, hypervisor integration, and instance management across ACC.
• Developing low-level platform services, resource orchestration tools, and compute APIs using Python, Go, or compiled systems languages.
• Designing, implementing, reviewing, documenting, and testing high quality code in close collaboration with your team.
• Working closely with peers, and coordinating with global teams to build new features or resolve software bugs.
• Participating in technical design reviews and mentoring junior team members on infrastructure initiatives.

Skills

Python

Go

C/C++

Rust

RESTful APIs

Linux

Web development

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

QEMU

KVM

Hypervisor integration

Container runtimes

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior II Software Engineer to design and scale ARM64 compute platform functionality, hypervisor integration, and instance management across the Akamai Connected Cloud.

You will develop low-level platform services and compute APIs using Python, Go, or compiled languages, collaborate with global teams, and participate in design reviews while mentoring junior engineers.