Partner with the best
As a Software Development Engineer in Test Principal, you will be responsible for:
- Building and owning our performance testing framework
- Collaborating closely with Linux Performance team developers, as well as other development and test teams
- Designing, developing, and executing performance tests and evaluating their results
- Creating, extending, and executing functional and regression tests for performance analysis tools (Ex: Linux perf, bcc tools.)
- Collecting performance data from production systems to help identify opportunities for optimizations
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Possess substantial experience with creating, executing, debugging functional, regression, performance, and stress tests and analyzing test results
- Have experience building or running an automated performance testing framework
- Have a solid understanding of Linux and OS fundamentals, including networking protocols
- Have experience with virtualization technologies (Qemu, KVM, Xen, etc)
- Be proficient in scripting (Perl/Python/Bash) and test automation (e.g. Jenkins CI)
- Be a motivated self-starter who enjoys collaborating with a globally-distributed team but is capable of working independently
Working for you
At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:
- Your health
- Your finances
- Your family
- Your time at work
- Your time pursuing other endeavors
Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.