Senior II Software Engineer

Required Education and Experience

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience

Required Qualifications
* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
* 10+ years of hands-on development using C, C++ or Java.
* 10+ years of hands-on experience with UNIX/Linux Operating System, System Interactions and Underlying Technologies.
* 5+ years of hands-on networking experience including HTTP, DNS, and TCP/IP Networking Protocols.
* 5+ years of experience with the complete software development life cycle, from requirements to design, implementation, unit testing, code reviews, and release.

Desired Qualifications
* Master's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Strong understanding of Object Oriented design and development.
* Understanding and experience with software design patterns.
* Ability and passion to maintain high quality standards, be self-motivated, a fast learner, and have the drive to research and innovate.

* Experience with kernel driver development and or Event based programing 

* Experience with i/o schedulers and or filesystem optimizations

* Experience with communication protocols, particularly the details of HTTP and HTTP server implementations.
* Experience with Network Security protocols and standards like SSL, TLS, SSH 

* Experience with open standards for secure authentication and authorization such as OAuth and SAML

* Experience with Python or Perl scripting.
* Experience with Functional Language like Erlang or Haskel

* Experience with distributed no-SQL technologies like BigCouch and Cassandra or Mongo.
* Experience with the architecture of large, distributed and complex systems.
* Knowledge of media streaming technologies, protocols, and formats.
* Experience with Linux internals, Cloud, large-scale/distributed systems.
* Experience with Version control (Perforce, Git).
* Knowledge of/experience with OpenSSL, IPv6 and IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack is a strong plus.

Other Information
* Is relocation available for this position: No
* Is US Citizenship required: No
* Is a Security Clearance Required: No
If yes, applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation & must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.