Manager Engineering

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

Would revolutionizing the cloud computing space excite you?

Are you passionate about pushing the limits of scale for cloud-native technologies?

Join our Compute Team!

Akamai's Cloud Technology Group Compute division, formerly Linode, now Akamai Cloud, is made up of collaborative, inclusive, and creative teams. We develop applications and services to empower our customers. Our mission is to accelerate innovation by making cloud computing simple, scalable, affordable, and accessible to all. We design, develop, test, and maintain products that run on our IaaS platform.

Partner with the best

With your expertise in Kubernetes and Cloud-Native technologies, you will help design, build, and scale the Kubernetes Product Platform. This opinionated internal Kubernetes platform meets Akamai's change safety, security, and compliance expectations while giving developers the experience they want. This platform will help bring new products and services to market faster by simplifying performance, reliability, security, and operational needs.

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

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• 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

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.
Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.
At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai:

We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work.

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.
We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $151,800 - $273,200/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.