Principal Cloud-Native Engineer: Kubernetes Platform

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in Des Moines, IA is seeking a Principal Software Engineer with deep Kubernetes and cloud-native expertise to lead the evolution of our managed services. You will help scale, secure, and enhance a Kubernetes-based platform powering our public cloud offerings.

You will mentor teams, set technical direction across product teams and core infrastructure, and partner with leadership to integrate diverse cloud-native technologies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience building and scaling managed services and Kubernetes-based platforms.
• Expert knowledge of container runtimes (e.g., docker, containers) and orchestrators.
• Mastery in Go, Python, or Bash.
• Champion for sustaining an exceptional work environment and advocating for diverse opinions in technical debates.

Responsibilities

• Providing cross-team architectural oversight and strategic guidance to ensure cloud-native efforts are cohesively implemented across all product development teams.
• Acting as a unifying technical authority for cloud-native initiatives, ensuring architectural alignment, standardization, and technical excellence organization-wide.
• Partnering with cross-functional leadership to integrate diverse cloud-native technologies, bridging gaps between individual product teams and core platform infrastructure.
• Facilitating a unified technical strategy that empowers teams to deploy and operate cloud-native services efficiently, rather than focusing on a single product silo.
• Mentoring engineering teams across the organization, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and shared technical standards.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud-native

Go

Python

Bash

Docker

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in Des Moines, IA is seeking a Principal Software Engineer with deep Kubernetes and cloud-native expertise to lead the evolution of our managed services. You will help scale, secure, and enhance a Kubernetes-based platform powering our public cloud offerings.

You will mentor teams, set technical direction across product teams and core infrastructure, and partner with leadership to integrate diverse cloud-native technologies.