Engineering Manager, Cloud Platform & Kubernetes

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

PTO

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Parental leave

Job summary

Akamai’s Cloud Technology Group Compute division seeks a Manager Engineering to lead the cloud-native Kubernetes platform, driving scale and reliability for our IaaS services.

You will mentor engineers, partner with product and leadership to set roadmaps, and ensure security and operational excellence across delivery cycles in an Agile environment.

This hybrid role supports work from the United States with competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software development with leadership experience.
• Strong Kubernetes and cloud-native platform experience.
• Proven ability to lead high-performing engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the cloud-native platform team on Kubernetes.
• Shape roadmap with product management and leadership.
• Ensure reliability, security, and technical excellence.
• Mentor engineers and foster inclusive culture.
• Oversee delivery timelines and agile operations.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud-native

Leadership

CI/CD

Production services

Tools

Docker

Terraform

CI/CD tooling

Monitoring tools

Job description

Akamai’s Cloud Technology Group Compute division seeks a Manager Engineering to lead the cloud-native Kubernetes platform, driving scale and reliability for our IaaS services.

You will mentor engineers, partner with product and leadership to set roadmaps, and ensure security and operational excellence across delivery cycles in an Agile environment.

This hybrid role supports work from the United States with competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.