Senior Performance Engineer - Metadata Systems

Required Education and Experience:

* 5+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelors degree or

* 3+ years of relevant experience and a Masters degree or

* Relevant experience and a PhD

Required Skills:

* 5+ years of experience developing or doing performance analysis of network software applications.

* 5+ years of experience with Linux/ Unix administration

* 5+ years of experience developing automation in one or more of the following languages: Python, Shell and/ or TCL

Desired Skills:

* Demonstrated ability to operate in a dynamic and ad hoc environment

* Strong attention to detail and excellent problem solving and analytical skills

* Experience with testing very large scale, distributed systems

* Experience with Continuous Integration (CI) and test automation systems such as Jenkins

* Experience working with TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP protocols

* Experience monitoring and optimizing complex distributed systems

* Experience working in an agile (scrum) development environment

* Familiarity with SQL, Perl, Python, Shell and/or TCL

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.