Software Development Engineer in Test Principal - Remote Poland

Are you passionate about system performance?

Does the opportunity to ensure high performance of global-scale clouds interest you?

Join our innovative team

Our Linux Performance team is a specialized group that improves performance and efficiency of Akamai's Intelligent Platform. Our Linux Engineering team provides the Linux kernel and operating system innovation for the Akamai global distributed network (300,000+ servers deployed in 1000+ networks and 100+ countries).

Partner with the best

You will work closely with engineers to develop tests. You will own test suites and an automated testing framework for evaluating performance of Akamai's core infrastructure components. You must have a passion to get things done quickly and get them done right.

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 :

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

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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 :

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.