Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Akamai Technologies
Bengaluru
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Debugging","Root-cause analysis","Collaboration","Agile teamwork","Automation mindset"]

Build, validate, and release software for ARM-based platforms, partnering with international cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions. Own system-level testing and troubleshooting across ARM64/AArch64 and Linux environments, using automation and scripts to strengthen CI/CD pipelines. Investigate build and runtime failures with debugging and performance tools, and support build infrastructure across toolchains and cross-compilation. Validate DevSecOps security controls and automate testing for APIs, microservices, and SQL databases.

Loading

Loading job details...

Preparing the role view and application actions.

FursaFursa
Akamai Technologies
Akamai Technologies
1 day ago

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI
Last checked: 3 hours agoStatus: Live
Reposted: similar role first listed 7 months ago

Job Summary

Build, validate, and release software for ARM-based platforms, partnering with international cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, high-quality solutions. Own system-level testing and troubleshooting across ARM64/AArch64 and Linux environments, using automation and scripts to strengthen CI/CD pipelines. Investigate build and runtime failures with debugging and performance tools, and support build infrastructure across toolchains and cross-compilation. Validate DevSecOps security controls and automate testing for APIs, microservices, and SQL databases.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build, validate, and release software for ARM-based platforms in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • •Troubleshoot ARM64/AArch64 and Linux environment issues across applications, libraries, operating systems, and system resources.
  • •Develop automation scripts in Python and Shell and improve CI/CD pipelines to boost build reliability, validation, and release efficiency.
  • •Investigate complex build and runtime failures using system-level tools, logs, core dumps, and debugging techniques to identify root causes.
  • •Collaborate on infrastructure across compilers, linkers, dependencies, cross-compilation, and build systems such as CMake, Make, GCC, and Clang.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of relevant experience in SDET, software engineering, build/release engineering, or a related computer science field.
  • •Hands-on expertise with Linux/Unix systems and ARM64/AArch64 architecture, including system testing using physical HIL setups or target emulators.
  • •Strong programming and scripting skills in Python and Shell, with experience building automation for build, validation, and release processes.
  • •Expertise with CI/CD and source control tools, including resolving Jenkins/GitHub Actions/GitLab CI/Git pipeline issues.
  • •Expert debugging and root-cause analysis using tools such as GDB, strace, perf, valgrind, core dumps, and Linux utilities.
Experience:5+ yearsSDETBuild/release engineeringARM64/AArch64CI/CDDevSecOps
Skills:DebuggingRoot-cause analysisCollaborationAgile teamworkAutomation mindset
Tech Stack:ARM64AArch64LinuxUnixPythonShellCI/CDJenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CIGitCMakeMakeGCCClangGDBStracePerfValgrindCore dumps

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
WebsiteLinkedIn