Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (Performance & Bare-Metal)

Akamai · United States

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Company
Akamai
Location
United States
Salary
$169,300 - $304,700
Posted
October 13, 2026

About this job

Our team's mission is to accelerate innovation by making computing simple, scalable, accessible, and affordable for all. We provide the infrastructure and services that enable developers to build next-generation applications. We take ownership of the design and development of core compute interfaces, virtualization management, APIs, and low-level platform services. Partner with the best As a Principal Software Development Engineer in Test, you will own VM/fleet test strategy, performance quality gates, and hypervisor behavior validation across the IaaS platform. As a Principal Software Development Engineer in Test, you will be responsible for: Defining and owning test strategy for hypervisor behavior, VM performance, and fleet-level quality gates; mentoring SDETs on statistical rigor and…

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