Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Akamai Technologies

. Shape compute-platform strategy and qualification criteria for x64, ARM, accelerator, and inference hardware across firmware, OS, runtime, and reliability .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeRemote • PolandLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Linux systems and server platforms, focusing on bare-metal provisioning, infrastructure automation, and incident root-cause investigation. Proficient in enhancing reliability and observability through effective telemetry, diagnostics, and production readiness strategies.

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Linux Systems ExpertiseBare-Metal ProvisioningPython ProgrammingObservability and MetricsInfrastructure Automation

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Hard Skills

Linux SystemsBare-Metal ProvisioningConfiguration ManagementPythonBashIncident Root-Cause InvestigationKVMQEMULibvirtFirmware Diagnostics

Soft Skills

MentoringDecision-MakingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

CI/CDTelemetryDiagnosticsAPIsDeployment Pipelines

Industry Keywords

X64ARMAcceleratorsInference HardwareServer LifecyclesBIOS/UEFIBMCsVirtualization TechnologiesVM NetworkingStorage

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shape compute-platform strategy and qualification criteria for x64, ARM, accelerator, and inference hardware across firmware, OS, runtime, and reliability
Lead provisioning and CI/CD improvements, including reproducible, safe, and scalable bare-metal provisioning, imaging, configuration, and infrastructure delivery pipelines
Drive reliability and observability by addressing systemic failures, enhancing telemetry and diagnostics, and establishing safe production rollout and recovery safeguards
Investigate complex hardware/software incidents, identify root causes, guide decision-making, and convert findings into engineering fixes
Review designs, mentor engineers, establish standards, and resolve multi-domain issues across teams and vendors
Enable new hardware through provisioning services and provide seamless firmware upgrade models
Ensure reliable server behavior across Akamai datacenters

Requirements

What you’ll need

Expertise in Linux systems and server platforms, including boot processes, storage, networking, hardware diagnostics, firmware, BIOS/UEFI, BMCs, and server lifecycles
Experience designing and operating bare-metal provisioning, configuration management, and scalable infrastructure automation
Fluency in Python and Bash
Experience building automation, APIs, deployment pipelines, and debugging multi-layer failures
Ability to identify whether hardware-test failures originate from firmware, BIOS/UEFI configuration, device firmware, kernel/driver behavior, or the physical test environment
Expertise in observability, metrics, capacity analysis, incident root-cause investigation, and production readiness
Practical knowledge of x86 and ARM platforms, accelerators, and inference infrastructure, including drivers, runtimes, and compatibility
Hands-on experience with Linux virtualization technologies, including KVM, QEMU, and libvirt
Understanding of nested virtualization, CPU virtualization extensions, VM networking and storage, and Linux-level troubleshooting of virtualized environments

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work benefits
FlexBase workplace flexibility: work at home, in an office, or a combination of both