Are you excited about working with cutting-edge network technologies?

Are you someone who likes to build hardware in your free time?

Join our Server Team

Akamai's Infrastructure Engineering & Operations organization builds and maintains Akamai's Platform of the world's largest distributed platforms. Our Server Hardware Engineering team is responsible for designing, qualifying, and testing servers destined for our growing network.

Partner with the best

You will be designing, qualifying, testing, and documenting new BMC firmware for Akamai servers destined for our growing network. You will be interacting with our vendors evaluating pre-release hardware and offering Akamai's input into their future product design. You'll be a part of a team that designs servers and develops firmware for our growing platform consisting of over 300,000 servers in 130 countries.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Evaluating, building, testing, and maintaining OpenBMC firmware
• Creating specifications and design documentation for server hardware
• Validating pre-production hardware performance and functionality
• Contributing to the software development life cycle from conception to deployment to deliver high-quality software solutions
• Providing feedback to other team members to improve systems and processes

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have relevant experience and a Bachelor in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Have experience with Git or equivalent version control framework
• Demonstrate proficiency in debugging and troubleshooting both hardware and firmware components

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

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We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative, and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

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