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At the core of Akamai infrastructure, we work on complex systems that are available 24/7. We focus on developing, testing, and optimizing custom Linux kernel infrastructure to ensure performance, reliability, and security of the Akamai platform.\nPartner with the best\nYou will lead an engineering team building, maintaining, and testing Akamai's custom Linux kernel. You will guide system performance, reliability, and security strategies for a key component underpinning Akamai's global platform. You should be willing and able to provide hands-on technical contributions when needed.\nAs an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for:\nLeading an engineering team to design, build, and scale custom Linux kernel solutions\nDriving team execution on new feature development, performance tuning, vulnerability management, and new hardware support\nGuiding engineers in debugging, isolating, and resolving low-level system issues across complex environments\nMentoring team members, setting quality standards, and fostering continuous career growth\nCollaborating with cross-functional technical teams and open-source communities to deliver results\nDo what you love\nTo be successful in this role you will:\nHave 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field\nHave experience managing or leading technical teams within C development or Linux kernel environments\nPossess a solid understanding of Linux kernel internals including KVM, network stacks, memory management, and file systems\nHave understanding of vulnerability management, performance benchmarking, and kernel debugging tools\nDemonstrate effective communication, technical leadership, and collaborative problem-solving skills\nAbout us\nAt Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.\nWhether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.\nOur focus is simple:\nCloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.\nSecurity: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.\nContent Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.\nAI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.\nAt Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.\nBenefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.\nFlexBase adapts to your job's needs\nAkamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.\nWe trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.\nConnect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like! \nCompensation\nAkamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $151,800 - $273,200/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. 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