Engineering Manager, IAM Platform (Remote/Hybrid)

Fa Extu Saasfaprod1; United States; Remote; USD 92,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

FlexBase program

Job summary

Akamai is seeking an hands-on Engineering Manager to lead the Platform IAM engineering team within the Cloud Technology Group. You will mentor engineers, define back-end architecture direction, and drive delivery across the full lifecycle with product, QA, and SRE partners.

You will balance technical oversight with people management, focus on scalable IAM solutions, and help recruit, onboard, and grow team members while maintaining a culture of high performance and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of engineering leadership experience and a CS degree.
• Strong Python and back-end development knowledge.
• Experience with large, low-latency distributed systems.
• IAM concepts and platforms experience.
• Strong communication and mentorship skills.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and develop a team of engineers proficient in enterprise IAM concepts.
• Provide technical guidance and set best practices for back-end architecture and development.
• Partner with product management, QA, SRE, Senior Leadership, and other engineering teams to deliver cohesive user experiences.
• Having oversight of delivery across the full project lifecycle: organizing, planning, development, testing, and release.
• Driving consistency through tooling and engineering standards.
• Supporting hiring, onboarding, performance feedback, and career growth for team members.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Python

Distributed systems

IAM concepts

Agile planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Akamai is seeking an hands-on Engineering Manager to lead the Platform IAM engineering team within the Cloud Technology Group. You will mentor engineers, define back-end architecture direction, and drive delivery across the full lifecycle with product, QA, and SRE partners.

You will balance technical oversight with people management, focus on scalable IAM solutions, and help recruit, onboard, and grow team members while maintaining a culture of high performance and inclusion.