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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 CS or equivalent or
* 8 years of relevant experience and a Master’s degree in CS or equivalent
* 5 years of relevant experience and a PhD in CS or equivalent
Required Skills
* 10+ years of experience developing software in Unix/Linux environments
* 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 working with high performing, high availability, mission critical systems
* 5+ years writing code on large complex distributed systems
Desired Skills
* Knowledge of security protocols such as TLS
* 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, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.