Head of Cloud APIs & Developer Tools Strategy

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. seeks a visionary leader to define the multi-year strategy for Akamai Cloud developer tooling and APIs. You will shape the vision, drive API quality and platform performance, and lead the evolution of CLI/SDKs and Terraform providers.

In this role you will collaborate with engineering, own OpenAPI governance, and advance AI-agent interfaces for scalable, secure, and consistent developer experiences across the Akamai Cloud platform.

Qualifications

• 15 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or its equivalent.
• Experience designing REST, gRPC, or GraphQL APIs and delivering developer tools like CLIs, SDKs, and Terraform providers
• Expertise in API Gateway architectures, traffic management, and OAuth2/mTLS authentication
• Proven track record of evolving mature developer platforms with breaking-change lifecycles
• Familiar with LLM function calling, AI agent frameworks, and Model Context Protocol
• Knowledgeable about open-source ecosystems, IaC automation, and cloud platforms

Responsibilities

• Crafting and driving the multi-year vision, product strategy, and execution roadmap for Akamai Cloud developer tooling
• Modernizing brownfield enterprise API paths while elevating API quality, consistency, and platform performance
• Pioneering next-generation developer interfaces for AI agents and LLM-driven workflows
• Collaborating with engineering on API design guidelines, OpenAPI standards, schema governance, and API Gateway capabilities
• Overseeing product development for official developer tools including CLI, SDKs, and Infrastructure as Code providers
• Influencing strategy of streamlining and unifying the Developer Experience across multiple platforms to ensure consistency and efficiency.

Skills

Strategic vision

API design REST/gRPC/GraphQL

Developer tooling: CLI/SDKs

Terraform providers

OpenAPI standards

AI/LLM workflows

Platform governance

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CLI tooling

SDKs

Terraform

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. seeks a visionary leader to define the multi-year strategy for Akamai Cloud developer tooling and APIs. You will shape the vision, drive API quality and platform performance, and lead the evolution of CLI/SDKs and Terraform providers.

In this role you will collaborate with engineering, own OpenAPI governance, and advance AI-agent interfaces for scalable, secure, and consistent developer experiences across the Akamai Cloud platform.