高级软件工程师 - Linux 内核开发
Senior Software Engineer - Linux Kernel Development
你是否热衷于Linux内核？
希望为Akamai云平台奠定并保障其基础？
加入我们的云平台基础设施组 - Linux基础设施团队
我们的团队属于云平台基础设施组，负责开发支持Akamai全球大网络的分布式系统。在Akamai基础设施的核心，我们致力于构建复杂而令人兴奋的24/7可用系统。对Akamai至关重要，我们的Linux基础设施团队负责开发、维护，并确保定制Linux发行版的可靠性、安全性和性能，该发行版包含Akamai特有的扩展和设置。
通过创新和自动化塑造未来
你将作为多面手的全球分布式开发团队的一员，负责构建、维护和改进Akamai的定制Linux内核。
作为高级软件工程师，你将负责：
- 开发新功能以提升Akamai云平台的性能、可靠性和安全性
- 将现有的Akamai修改移植到更新版本的Linux内核
- 在各种复杂的测试和生产环境中调试和修复问题
- 改进现有的构建和测试自动化，以实现持续测试
- 与平台和应用开发及测试团队以及Akamai硬件开发团队紧密合作
- 与开源社区合作，将你的工作上游化
- 跟踪最新的Linux内核和操作系统变化以及行业新兴趋势
做你热爱的事情
要在这个职位上取得成功，你需要：
- 5年相关经验，拥有学士学位或同等学历
- 3年以上使用C语言进行软件开发的经验，重点在于Linux内核开发，同时具备脚本编写（Perl/Python/Shell）能力
- 对Linux内核内部有扎实的理解，并有Linux内核调试经验
- 熟悉以下至少两个子系统：内存管理、文件系统、块IO、TCP/IP栈、KVM
- 具备良好的并发编程、数据结构、算法、复杂度分析和网络协议（TCP/UDP/IP、以太网、QUIC、HTTP/TLS）知识
- 是一个积极主动的自我驱动者，喜欢与他人协作，但也能独立工作
- 拥有出色的口头和书面沟通能力
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Are you passionate about the Linux kernel?
Want to enable and secure the foundation of Akamai Cloud Platform?
Join our Cloud Platform Infrastructure Group - Linux Infrastructure team
Our team is part of Cloud Platform Infrastructure Group, developing distributed systems that support Akamai's large global network. At the core of Akamai infrastructure, we work on complex and exciting systems that are available 24/7. Critical to Akamai, our Linux Infrastructure team develops, maintains, and ensures reliability, security, and performance of a custom Linux distribution with Akamai-specific extensions and settings.
Build the future through innovation and automation
You will be an integral part of a multi-faceted globally-distributed development team that builds, maintains, and improves Akamai's custom Linux kernel.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Developing new features to improve performance, reliability, and security of Akamai Cloud Platform
- Porting existing Akamai modifications to newer versions of Linux kernel
- Debugging and fixing issues found in a variety of complex test and production environments
- Enhancing existing build and test automation to facilitate Continuous Testing
- Collaborating closely with platform and application developer and test teams as well as Akamai hardware development teams
- Working with the open source community to upstream your work
- Staying current with upstream Linux kernel and OS changes and emerging industry trends
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have 5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
- Have 3+ years of experience in software development in C with a focus on Linux kernel development and also scripting (Perl/Python/Shell)
- Have a solid understanding of Linux kernel internals and experience with Linux kernel debugging
- Be familiar with at least two of the following subsystems required: memory management, filesystems, block IO, TCP/IP stack, KVM)
- Have a good working knowledge of concurrent programming, data structures, algorithms, complexity analysis, and network protocols (TCP/UDP/IP, Ethernet, QUIC, HTTP/TLS)
- Be a motivated self-starter who enjoys collaborating with others but capable of working independently
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
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.
FlexBase adapts to your job's needs
Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.
We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.
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Compensation
Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $121,400 - $218,600/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.
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