Cloud-Native Kubernetes Architect

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Juneau (AK); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Company holidays

Vacation (PTO)

Sick time

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. seeks a Principal Software Engineer with deep Kubernetes expertise to lead the evolution of our managed services. You will oversee scale, performance, security, and integration of open-source tech for accessible, cloud-native offerings.

You will collaborate with cross-functional leadership to ensure architectural alignment and tech excellence while mentoring teams and driving unified strategies across the platform.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in software engineering.
• Experience building and scaling managed services and Kubernetes-based platforms.
• Expert knowledge of container runtimes and orchestrators.
• Proficiency in Go, Python, or Bash.
• Advocate for diverse opinions in technical debates.

Responsibilities

• Provide cross-team architectural oversight for cloud-native efforts across product teams.
• Act as a unifying technical authority for cloud-native initiatives and standardization.
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to integrate cloud-native technologies.
• Facilitate a unified technical strategy enabling scalable cloud-native services.
• Mentor engineering teams to foster innovation and high technical standards.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud-native architectures

Go

Python

Bash

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Containers

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. seeks a Principal Software Engineer with deep Kubernetes expertise to lead the evolution of our managed services. You will oversee scale, performance, security, and integration of open-source tech for accessible, cloud-native offerings.

You will collaborate with cross-functional leadership to ensure architectural alignment and tech excellence while mentoring teams and driving unified strategies across the platform.