Senior Performance Engineer

Required Education and Experience

Applicants must meet one of the following education and experience requirements:

* 5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree  or its equivalent or

* 3 years of relevant experience and a Master’s degree or

* Relevant experience and a PhD

Required Skills:

* Minimum of 3+ years of working with protocols and implementations (DNS, TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, SSL), routing protocols (BGP and OSPF) and application-level protocols (overlay routing and Peer-to-Peer file sharing protocols).

* Minimum of 3+ years of scripting with languages such as Perl and/or Python

* Minimum of 3+ years working with Unix/Linux systems

* Minimum of 3+ years of working with distributed systems, network routing, Internet principles and statistical data analysis;

Desired Skills:

* Advanced technical skills in troubleshooting and problem resolution for a content delivery/streaming media environment;

* Proven ability with statistical analysis and data mining

* Working knowledge of Hadoop and familiarity with other distributed data analysis frameworks;

* Solid oral/written communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment.

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.