Principal Kubernetes Cloud Engineer (Remote-Friendly)

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

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead the evolution of managed Kubernetes services on our IaaS platform. You will help scale performance, security, and capabilities while integrating open-source tech for simple, reliable cloud-native offerings.

Applicants should have 8+ years of experience, deep Kubernetes expertise, and mastery in Go, Python, or Bash. You will shape cross-team architectural direction and mentor engineers across the organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• Experience building and scaling managed services and Kubernetes-based platforms.
• Expert knowledge of container runtimes (e.g., Docker) and orchestrators.
• Mastery in Go, Python, or Bash.
• Advocate for diverse opinions and collaborative technical debates.

Responsibilities

• Provide cross-team architectural oversight for cloud-native initiatives across product teams.
• Serve as technical authority for cloud-native initiatives and ensure architectural alignment.
• Partner with leadership to integrate cloud-native technologies across product teams and core platform infrastructure.
• Drive a unified technical strategy enabling teams to deploy and operate cloud-native services efficiently.
• Mentor engineers and promote innovation and shared technical standards.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud-native architectures

Go

Python

Bash

Docker

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead the evolution of managed Kubernetes services on our IaaS platform. You will help scale performance, security, and capabilities while integrating open-source tech for simple, reliable cloud-native offerings.

Applicants should have 8+ years of experience, deep Kubernetes expertise, and mastery in Go, Python, or Bash. You will shape cross-team architectural direction and mentor engineers across the organization.