Senior Software Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 30, 2026. Akamai scores A on the Alion truth index.
Do you have experience working on compute technologies?
Are you an experienced software engineer with an interest in virtualization?
Join our Compute Team!
Akamai is working to simplify the way people work in the cloud. The Compute Team mission is to accelerate innovation by making computing simple, scalable, accessible, and affordable for all. We provide the infrastructure and services that enable developers to build next generation applications.
Partner with the best
In this role, you'll work on interesting challenges and help us bring new products to the market . We're a closely-knit team with a focus on agile development and innovative solutions. We encourage and reward curiosity, ingenuity, and technical excellence. If you enjoy working on projects that have a big impact, you'll enjoy working at Akamai!
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Working on the virtualization stack (QEMU, QAPI, QMP) and VM optimization
- Leveraging Linux kernel features to enhance hypervisor performance and stack functionality.
- Researching, proposing, and integrating relevant open-source projects based on product objectives
- Providing technical expertise and leadership for your team.
- Developing and engineering the software running on the hosts in our data centers
- Working with a team & helping through hiring, training, coaching and mentoring.
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have at-least 5 years of relevant experience in optimized software running on large distributed production environments & a Bachelors degree (CS)
- Have experience developing software on the Linux kernel. QEMU, Scheduling, Live migrations, memory organization, API, & debugging is advantageous.
- Be proficient in writing organized, efficient, and well-documented Python code; knowledge of Go or Perl is advantageous.
- Have experience developing systems software on Linux, with a good understanding of Linux internals, processes and threads, cgroups, and resource management.
- Have knowledge of NUMA architecture, CPU topology, memory locality, and scheduling.
- Have experience designing abstract software architectures from ideas through implementation and creatively apply domain experience to solve technical challenges
About us
At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether 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.
Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.
At 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.
Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.
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