Principal Software Development Engineer in Test Lead

Akamai Technologies
Ottawa
Workplace: RemoteFull timeCAD 140,400 - 252,800 annuallyFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 12+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Mentorship","Troubleshooting","Root cause analysis","Collaboration"]

Lead test automation for Akamai’s compute platform, working with engineering teams to determine testing approaches for proposed changes. Build and maintain automated test frameworks, pipelines, and comprehensive test plans covering unit, integration, and end-to-end scenarios. Create scripts to automate deployments and troubleshoot complex failures, identifying root causes and advising solutions while mentoring junior engineers.

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Principal Software Development Engineer in Test Lead

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Job Summary

Lead test automation for Akamai’s compute platform, working with engineering teams to determine testing approaches for proposed changes. Build and maintain automated test frameworks, pipelines, and comprehensive test plans covering unit, integration, and end-to-end scenarios. Create scripts to automate deployments and troubleshoot complex failures, identifying root causes and advising solutions while mentoring junior engineers.
Location: Ottawa
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance

Key Responsibilities

  • •Partner with engineering teams to define how to test proposed changes.
  • •Develop and maintain automated test frameworks and test pipelines (unit, integration, and end-to-end).
  • •Create and maintain test plans and test cases for compute services, covering relevant scenarios and edge cases.
  • •Write and maintain scripts to automate deployments, migrations, and rollbacks.
  • •Investigate and troubleshoot complex issues to identify root causes and recommend solutions, while mentoring juniors and promoting best practices.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 140,400 - 252,800 annually
Perks:Health InsurancePensionPaid LeaveSick TimeEmployee Assistance

Key Requirements

  • •12+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent).
  • •Proficiency with Python and Pytest, plus modern testing methodologies.
  • •Working knowledge of Perl and Go (golang).
  • •Experience debugging failing tests across environments (x86 vs ARM, native or emulated).
  • •Knowledge of Debian packaging and QEMU acceleration (TCG vs KVM) with cloud-native infrastructure and system internals/performance.
Experience:12+ yearsMicroservicesCloud nativeTest automation
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Technical leadershipMentorshipTroubleshootingRoot cause analysisCollaboration
Tech Stack:PythonPytestPerlGoJenkinsGitHub ActionsSaltStackDebianQEMUTCGKVMLinuxBash

Company Brief

Akamai Technologies
Provides a global content delivery network (CDN) and cloud services to improve web and application performance, security, and delivery for enterprises, media companies, and cloud providers.
Industry: Cloud Computing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Cambridge, United States
Founded: 1998
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