Senior II Software Engineer

Akamai Technologies is seeking a Senior II Software Engineer to help build the next generation of cloud computing and AI-accelerating compute architectures across the Akamai Connected Cloud. The role focuses on developing core compute platform infrastructure, virtualization management, APIs, platform services, and scalable workload orchestration across ARM and x86 environments.

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

Requirements:

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