Linux Kernel Engineer, Edge Server Platform

Akamai is the global leader in distributed computing solutions and services, helping organizations grow their online businesses without growing their IT infrastructures. With thousands of servers in hundreds of networks around the world, we use our computational and network power to transform the chaotic Internet into a predictable, scalable, and secure business platform.

Our customers trust us to deliver music, videos, games, software downloads, news, and web-based applications of all kinds to a global audience with unmatched performance and reliability. This includes some of the most established names in business, government, manufacturing, retail, and media.

And, we have a unique insight into what is happening on the Internet at any given in point in time. For example, check out our Net Usage Index for News, gathered from dozens of todays top news sites, all Akamai customers: http://www.akamai.com/en/html/industry/net_usage_index.html

Akamai is "The Trusted Choice for Online Business."

We are seeking an experienced, self-motivated, highly productive software engineer to engage in cutting-edge Linux Kernel development as a member of Akamais Edge Server Platform (ESP) engineering team.

A high-performing, robust, and secure Linux kernel is crucial to our products and services. Akamais Linux kernel engineering team plays a critical role in delivering our distributed platform solutions, and its work impacts the performance and security of Akamaized websites world-wide.

You will enhance the Akamai Linux kernel and OS to support new advanced features. You will investigate/debug kernel related problem during development testing and reported from the field. You will participate in the development/customization of Operating System components and tools and libraries. You will evaluate system performance on a variety of hardware platforms and under various workloads.

Required Skills:
* BSCS degree or equivalent, MSCS preferred
* Excellent programming skills in C and x86 Assembly language
* Good understanding of Linux Kernel Architecture
* Good understanding of Linux Operating System Architecture and run-time environment
* Excellent design and coding skills in implementing and debugging Kernel changes
* Good understanding of networking protocol stacks, especially TCP/IP
* At least one year hands on Kernel development experience, preferably in Linux
* Good knowledge in at least two of the following: IP networking, SMP, process management, virtual memory, I/O subsystem, security, performance analysis, file systems, resource management
* Experience in dealing with Debian package and distribution will be a plus
* Development experience in Linux-2.6 Kernel will be a big plus
* Experience with development tools such as Perforce, Bugzilla and Release Tracking will be a plus





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