Principal Software Engineer Lead

Akamai Technologies
Cambridge
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 169,300 - 304,700 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 12+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Collaboration","Issue identification","Problem-solving","Backlog planning"]

Lead Akamai’s Cloud Compute team to design and scale ARM64 and x86 compute platform functionality across the Akamai Connected Cloud. Architect hypervisor and high-density compute layers, and develop production-quality software that links on-premises or cloud infrastructure to Akamai’s platform. Drive technical strategy for hardware enablement, build pipelines, and workload performance optimization while partnering with global teams to ship new compute features and resolve low-level issues.

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Principal Software Engineer Lead

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Job Summary

Lead Akamai’s Cloud Compute team to design and scale ARM64 and x86 compute platform functionality across the Akamai Connected Cloud. Architect hypervisor and high-density compute layers, and develop production-quality software that links on-premises or cloud infrastructure to Akamai’s platform. Drive technical strategy for hardware enablement, build pipelines, and workload performance optimization while partnering with global teams to ship new compute features and resolve low-level issues.
Location: Cambridge
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect and scale high-density ARM64 compute platform functionality and hypervisor layers across ACC.
  • •Design, implement, review, document, and test high-quality code in collaboration with the team.
  • •Lead technical strategy for hardware enablement, cross-platform build pipelines, and workload performance optimization.
  • •Coordinate with global teams to build new compute features and resolve low-level software bugs.
  • •Provide organizational and functional leadership to a team of engineers.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 169,300 - 304,700 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health Insurance401kPaid LeaveParental LeaveEmployee Assistance

Key Requirements

  • •12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or its equivalent.
  • •Deep familiarity with modern CPU architectures, specifically ARM64/AArch64 and x86_64 server platforms.
  • •Experience with cross-compilation toolchains, system profiling, and multi-architecture software deployment.
  • •Experience with cloud compute virtualization technologies such as KVM and QEMU, plus container runtimes, Linux system APIs, or hypervisor integration.
  • •Experience with technical design reviews, product specification reviews, and project/backlog planning.
Experience:12+ years
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science
Skills:Technical leadershipCollaborationIssue identificationProblem-solvingBacklog planning
Tech Stack:ARM64AArch64X86_64Cross-compilation toolchainsSystem profilingMulti-architecture software deploymentKVMQEMUContainer runtimesLinux system APIsHypervisor integrationHypervisor layersCross-platform build pipelinesARM64/AArch64 computeVirtualization technologies

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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