Job DescriptionWould revolutionizing the cloud computing space excite you?Are you passionate about pushing the limits of scale for cloud-native technologies?Join our Compute Team!Akamai's Cloud Technology Group Compute division, formerly Linode, now Akamai Cloud, is made up of collaborative, inclusive, and creative teams. We develop applications and services to empower our customers. Our mission is to accelerate innovation by making cloud computing simple, scalable, affordable, and accessible to all. We design, develop, test, and maintain products that run on our IaaS platform.
Partner with the bestWith your expertise in Kubernetes and Cloud-Native technologies, you will help design, build, and scale the Kubernetes Product Platform. This opinionated internal Kubernetes platform meets Akamai's change safety, security, and compliance expectations while giving developers the experience they want. This platform will help bring new products and services to market faster by simplifying performance, reliability, security, and operational needs.
As a Manager Engineering, you will be responsible for:
- Leading and growing a team of high-performing engineers building the cloud-native platform on Kubernetes.
- Partnering with product management and leadership to shape the strategic roadmap and execute on key platform milestones.
- Driving technical excellence, reliability, and security practices across the platform engineering organization.
- Mentoring engineers, supporting career growth, and fostering an inclusive, collaborative team culture.
- Managing delivery timelines, resources, and engineering operations in an Agile environment.
- Fostering an environment that encourages innovative solutions, rapid development cycles, and open communication
Do what you loveTo be successful in this role you will:
- Have 8 years of experience in software development along with experience in engineering leadership or management role
- Demonstrate leadership in Cloud Native Platform Engineering, driving organizational alignment and operational efficiency
- Have track record of managing teams that build and operate highly available production services using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies
- Have technical foundation in containerization, microservices architecture, and cloud infrastructure
- Have experience hiring, developing, and retaining top engineering talent
- Possess expertise leveraging CI/CD tools to achieve good software development practices
CompensationAkamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $151,800 - $273,200/year; a candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.
