Kubernetes Platform Engineering Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee assistance

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Cloud Native Platform Engineering team on Kubernetes, driving delivery of scalable, secure cloud-native services.

You will collaborate with product management to shape the platform roadmap and ensure high availability of production systems. The role requires extensive software development experience and strong leadership in cloud-native environments, with a focus on mentoring and agile delivery.

Qualifications

• Have 8 years of experience in software development along with experience in engineering leadership or management role.
• Demonstrate leadership in Cloud Native Platform Engineering, driving organizational alignment and operational efficiency
• Have track record of managing teams that build and operate highly available production services using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies
• Have technical foundation in containerization, microservices architecture, and cloud infrastructure
• Have experience hiring, developing, and retaining top engineering talent
• Possess expertise leveraging CI/CD tools to achieve good software development practices

Responsibilities

• 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

8 years of software development

Engineering leadership

Kubernetes & Cloud-Native

CI/CD expertise

Team mentoring

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Cloud Native Platform Engineering team on Kubernetes, driving delivery of scalable, secure cloud-native services.

You will collaborate with product management to shape the platform roadmap and ensure high availability of production systems. The role requires extensive software development experience and strong leadership in cloud-native environments, with a focus on mentoring and agile delivery.