Principal Kubernetes Architect — Cloud-Native Leader (Hybrid)

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 169,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes to lead the evolution of our managed services.

You will scale, secure, and enhance our cloud-native Kubernetes offerings and integrate open-source technologies to deliver simple-to-use managed services for the public cloud. Lead architectural alignment across product teams, mentor engineers, and champion a cohesive cloud-native strategy that drives performance and scalability across Akamai's IaaS

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Demonstrate experience building and scaling managed services and Kubernetes-based platforms.
• Possess expert knowledge of container runtimes (e.g., docker, containers) and orchestrators.
• Showcase 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 architectures

Go

Python

Bash

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Container runtimes

Orchestrators

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer with deep expertise in Kubernetes to lead the evolution of our managed services.

You will scale, secure, and enhance our cloud-native Kubernetes offerings and integrate open-source technologies to deliver simple-to-use managed services for the public cloud. Lead architectural alignment across product teams, mentor engineers, and champion a cohesive cloud-native strategy that drives performance and scalability across Akamai's IaaS