Senior II Cloud Compute Engineer (ARM64/QEMU) - Remote

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 158,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies 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 while collaborating with global teams on new features and bug fixes.

The role requires deep expertise in Python, Go, C/C++, or Rust, plus experience with KVM/QEMU virtualization, container runtimes, Linux system APIs, and RESTful APIs.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Experience across 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 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

Linux systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

QEMU

KVM

Linux APIs

RESTful APIs

Job description

Akamai Technologies 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 while collaborating with global teams on new features and bug fixes.

The role requires deep expertise in Python, Go, C/C++, or Rust, plus experience with KVM/QEMU virtualization, container runtimes, Linux system APIs, and RESTful APIs.