Cloud API & DevTools Strategy Lead

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Charleston (WV)

Hybrid

USD 160,000 - 287,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options
Health benefits
ESPP program

Job summary

Akamai Technologies is seeking a strategic product leader to shape multi-year cloud API developer tooling and platform strategy. You will bridge technical architecture with product direction, drive modernization of API paths, and lead AI-driven developer interfaces and governance initiatives.

Join a team that collaborates with engineering on API guidelines, OpenAPI standards, and API Gateway capabilities, and oversees tooling like CLI, SDKs, and IaC providers to deliver a unified developer

Responsibilities

  • Crafting and driving the multi-year vision, product strategy, and execution roadmap for Akamai Cloud developer tooling
  • Modernizing brownfield enterprise API paths while elevating API quality, consistency, and platform performance
  • Pioneering next-generation developer interfaces for AI agents and LLM-driven workflows using Model Context Protocol endpoints
  • Collaborating with engineering on API design guidelines, OpenAPI standards, schema governance, and API Gateway capabilities
  • Overseeing product development for official developer tools including CLI, SDKs, and Infrastructure as Code providers
  • Influencing strategy of streamlining and unifying the Developer Experience across multiple platforms to ensure consistency and efficiency

Job description

Akamai Technologies is seeking a strategic product leader to shape multi-year cloud API developer tooling and platform strategy. You will bridge technical architecture with product direction, drive modernization of API paths, and lead AI-driven developer interfaces and governance initiatives.

Join a team that collaborates with engineering on API guidelines, OpenAPI standards, and API Gateway capabilities, and oversees tooling like CLI, SDKs, and IaC providers to deliver a unified developer

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