Cloud Native Platform Engineering Manager (Kubernetes)

Akamai Technologies; United States; Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Paid time off

Job summary

Akamai Technologies is seeking a Manager of Engineering to lead the Cloud Technology Group Compute division's Kubernetes platform. You will guide a team of engineers building scalable, cloud-native solutions on Kubernetes and partner with product management to shape the roadmap and coordinate delivery across the platform.

You will mentor engineers, drive reliability and security, and foster an inclusive, high-performance culture.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software development with leadership experience.
• Proven track record leading cloud-native platform engineering teams.
• Experience building and operating production services on Kubernetes.
• Strong foundation in containerization, microservices, cloud infra.
• Experience hiring, developing, retaining engineering talent.
• Proficient with CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of engineers building the cloud-native platform on Kubernetes.
• Shape roadmap with product management and leadership.
• Drive reliability, security across the platform engineering org.
• Mentor engineers and foster inclusive culture.
• Manage delivery timelines, resources, and engineering operations in Agile.
• Encourage innovative solutions and rapid development cycles.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud-native platforms

Leadership

Team management

CI/CD

Microservices

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Job description

Akamai Technologies is seeking a Manager of Engineering to lead the Cloud Technology Group Compute division's Kubernetes platform. You will guide a team of engineers building scalable, cloud-native solutions on Kubernetes and partner with product management to shape the roadmap and coordinate delivery across the platform.

You will mentor engineers, drive reliability and security, and foster an inclusive, high-performance culture.