Principal Software Engineer in Test at Akamai

Shape the future of AI and cloud computing as a Principal Software Development Engineer in Test at Akamai. Be instrumental in defining performance quality and hypervisor validation across the IaaS platform. In this senior role, you will lead the VM performance testing strategy and mentor SDETs in systems-level testing. You'll design environments that mimic bare-metal conditions using containers, develop automated benchmarks for CI/CD pipelines, and work closely with product teams to validate deployment safety.

Key Responsibilities
• Define and own hypervisor behavior and VM performance test strategies
• Design reproducible environments for accurate testing
• Develop automated performance benchmarks for CI/CD
• Collaborate on SLO measurement and safety strategies
• Write performance analysis pipelines using Go, Python, and Perl

Requirements:
• 12 years of experience in performance testing and systems engineering
• Proficient in KVM/QEMU/libvirt internals
• Experienced in debugging across x86 and ARM architectures
• Strong Linux fundamentals and performance tuning skills
• Skilled in Linux perf, VTune, and Jenkins Use your expertise in testing and systems engineering to drive innovation at Akamai.