Orchestrator – Sr Engineer (Client: Akamai) [Location: Remote]

 Location: Remote

Job Description:

• Experience in backend cloud infrastructure development.
• Language Proficiency: Strong proficiency in Perl (legacy services) along with Go and Python.
• System Programming: Deep understanding of Linux OS internals, process management, memory optimization, and RESTful APIs.
• Hardware Awareness: Knowledge of ARM64 architecture, CPU affinity, and NUMA memory allocation.
• Virtualization: Experience working with VM lifecycle management and orchestration APIs.

Job Responsibilities:

• Refactor and port core orchestrator services and features (vbin, LSS, LDM, VMAP, RS) to run natively on ARM platforms.
• Implement NUMA allocation logic in Python to eliminate cross-talk latency on high-core ARM systems.
• Develop API updates and backend capabilities to support nested virtualization and new instance plans.
• Collaborate with SRE and QA engineers to ensure service stability and seamless deployment workflows.

Education:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer or Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.