Principal Cloud-Native Kubernetes Architect

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 305,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in Boston seeks a Principal Software Engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures to lead the evolution of our managed services on our IaaS platform.

You will mentor engineering teams, provide architectural oversight, and collaborate across product groups to scale performance, security, and capabilities of our Kubernetes-based offerings.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Experience building and scaling managed services and Kubernetes-based platforms.
• Expert knowledge of container runtimes and orchestrators.
• Proficiency in Go, Python, or Bash.

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

Go

Python

Bash

Cloud-native

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in Boston seeks a Principal Software Engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures to lead the evolution of our managed services on our IaaS platform.

You will mentor engineering teams, provide architectural oversight, and collaborate across product groups to scale performance, security, and capabilities of our Kubernetes-based offerings.