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# Senior II Software Engineer - Linux Performance

- **Company:** Akamai Technologies
- **Location:** Tallahassee, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $146,400.0 - $263,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Bash Shell, Computer Programming, Concurrent Computing, Data Structures, Software Debugging, Linux, Perl (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, Linux Kernel, PCI Express, Quick EMUlator (QEMU), Big O, Systems Architecture, Virtualization Technology, Rust (Programming Language), Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Perf (Linux)
- **Published:** September 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/35360885D58C46F7869F2E775C140557/job/

## About the Role

* Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
 * Have extensive programming experience in C and experience in one or more of the following languages: Rust, Python, Bash, or Perl
 * Possess a deep understanding of the Linux kernel, computer system architectures, and the intersection between software and hardware
 * Have experience with virtualization technologies both in software (Qemu, KVM) and hardware (SVM, VHE)
 * Have experience with hardware enablement and debugging, especially around board bring up and / or GPUs
 * Have experience with debugging and performance analysis tools like perf, bcc tools, BPF, etc
 * Have experience with concurrent programming, data structures, algorithms, complexity analysis
 * Have knowledge of common hardware interconnects such as PCI express, CXL, CCIX, and USB

## Description

As a Senior II Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

 * Analyzing system performance
 * Identifying, designing, and implementing performance enhancements and new features
 * Participating in the process of introducing and productizing new servers and hardware
 * Extending metrics collection and creating visualizations to better quantify systems performance
 * Building tooling to help identify system performance problems faster