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# Principal Software Engineer Lead

- **Company:** Akamai Technologies
- **Location:** Cambridge, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Computing Platforms, Cloud Computing, Profiling, Linux, Hypervisor, Kernel-Based Virtual Machine, Performance Tuning, Software Architecture, Quick EMUlator (QEMU), Akamai, Virtualization Technology, Information Technology
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25304_a4d2a743c602340a4dbb5ff813c9212f

## About the Role

You will architect and scale high-density ARM64 compute platform functionality and hypervisor layers across the Akamai Connected Cloud. Additionally, you will lead technical strategy for hardware enablement and provide organizational leadership to a team of engineers.

Requirements: Candidates must have 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent. You are required to have deep familiarity with modern CPU architectures and experience with cloud compute virtualization technologies.

Key Skills: Cloud computing, ARM64, x86_64, Hypervisor, KVM, QEMU, Linux system APIs, Container runtimes, Cross-compilation, System profiling, Software architecture, Technical leadership, Performance optimization, Hardware enablement, Product specification, Backlog planning