Engineering Manager, Cloud-Native Kubernetes Platform

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 152,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Parental leave

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Manager of Engineering to lead the cloud-native Kubernetes platform team. You will guide engineering talent, shape the product roadmap with leadership, and drive reliability, security, and rapid development across the platform in an Agile setting.

You will mentor engineers, manage delivery timelines, and foster an inclusive, collaborative culture while delivering highly available services that support Akamai's global cloud and edge ecosystems.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in software development with leadership or management.
• Leadership in Cloud Native Platform Engineering and operational efficiency.
• Experience managing teams that run highly available production services using Kubernetes.
• Technical foundation in containerization, microservices, and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience hiring, developing, and retaining engineering talent.
• Expertise with CI/CD to promote good software development practices.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Software development

Engineering leadership

Kubernetes

Cloud-native

CI/CD

Team mentoring

Production services

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Manager of Engineering to lead the cloud-native Kubernetes platform team. You will guide engineering talent, shape the product roadmap with leadership, and drive reliability, security, and rapid development across the platform in an Agile setting.

You will mentor engineers, manage delivery timelines, and foster an inclusive, collaborative culture while delivering highly available services that support Akamai's global cloud and edge ecosystems.