Senior II Software Engineer - Cloud VM & ARM64 Platform

Akamai Technologies; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k savings plan

Company holidays

Paid time off

Sick time

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Equity awards

Employee stock purchase plan

Flexbase program

Job summary

Akamai Technologies in Cambridge, MA, seeks an experienced engineer to design and scale ARM64 compute platform functionality and develop low-level platform services using Python or Go. You will collaborate with global teams to build new features, resolve software bugs, and mentor junior team members.

Requirements include 8+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent, with strong background in Linux virtualization, KVM/QEMU, and distributed systems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Proficiency in software development, cloud virtualization technologies, and distributed Linux systems.

Responsibilities

• You will design and scale ARM64 compute platform functionality.
• Develop low-level platform services using languages like Python or Go.
• Collaborate with global teams to build new features, resolve software bugs, and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Python

Go

C++

Rust

Linux

KVM

QEMU

Virtualization

Cloud computing

ARM64

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Resource orchestration

Hypervisor integration

Database design

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Akamai Technologies in Cambridge, MA, seeks an experienced engineer to design and scale ARM64 compute platform functionality and develop low-level platform services using Python or Go. You will collaborate with global teams to build new features, resolve software bugs, and mentor junior team members.

Requirements include 8+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent, with strong background in Linux virtualization, KVM/QEMU, and distributed systems.