Akamai Senior Hypervisor Engineer - 

United States 

655230305

Partner with the best

As a Senior Hypervisor Engineer, you will focus on developing and implementing Akamai's next generation of hypervisor infrastructure. You will implement an infrastructure strategy to ensure our hardware is the fastest, most reliable, and most secure on the market. This requires creative thinking combined with deep domain expertise on Linux, hardware, and performance tuning.

As a Senior Hypervisor Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Defining requirements as part of the product lifecycle to influence the new designs and standards
• Providing support, leadership and motivation for project teams.
• Compiling and tweaking the Linux Kernel for performance, compatibility, and stability
• Collaborating with our support, operations and engineering teams to investigate and troubleshoot complex problems
• Participating in on-call rotations, guiding restoration and repair of service-impacting issues

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or its equivalent
• Experience with architecting hardware, software, and infrastructure at scale
• Possess expert-level experience in a Development or SysAdmin role, working with large scale distributed systems
• Have the ability to align with strategic business initiatives and coordinate the work of other engineers
• Demonstrate excellent communication, mentorship, and interpersonal skills
• Possess informed opinions on technology and software design to bring to the table

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.