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Principal Software Engineer
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience
Applicants must meet one of the following education and experience requirements:
* 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar field or
* 8 years of relevant experience and a Master’s degree or
* 5 years of relevant experience and a PhD
Required Skills
* 5+ years of experience writing code in C/C++
* 5+ years working with Internet protocols such as TCP/IP, UDP/IP, and HTTP
* 5+ years of experience developing software in Unix/Linux environments
Desired Skills
* Knowledge of security protocols such as TLS
* Experience working with high performing, high availability, mission critical systems
* Experience writing code on large complex distributed systems
* Experience scripting in Perl or Python
* Industry experience developing large scale distributed products
* Experience with high availability and/or asynchronous environments
* Very strong communication and organizational skills
* Experience working on multiple projects at a time in a fast paced, results oriented environment.
* Highly responsible, self-disciplined, motivational, creative, confident and a quick learner
* Proxy server development knowledge
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, gender identity,
sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or
other protected group status.