Principal PM: Cloud API Platform & AI DevTools

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Jackson (MS); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Work-from-home flexibility

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a visionary leader to define the multi-year strategy for Akamai Cloud developer tooling, APIs, and infrastructure integrations. You will bridge architecture and product strategy, guiding the evolution of CLI, SDKs, and Terraform providers to empower developers at scale.

You will collaborate with engineering on API design, OpenAPI governance, and API Gateway capabilities while driving AI-first workflows with LLMs and Model Context Protocol.

Qualifications

• 15 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or its equivalent.
• Experience designing REST, gRPC, or GraphQL APIs and delivering developer tools like CLIs, SDKs, and Terraform providers.
• Solid expertise in API Gateway architectures, traffic management, and authentication protocols such as OAuth2 and mTLS.
• Proven track record of evolving mature developer platforms and managing breaking-change lifecycles without disrupting existing workloads.
• Familiar with LLM function calling, AI agent frameworks, and emerging protocols like Model Context Protocol.
• Knowledge of open-source developer ecosystems, Infrastructure as Code automation communities, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Crafting and driving the multi-year vision, product strategy, and execution roadmap for Akamai Cloud developer tooling.
• Modernizing brownfield enterprise API paths while elevating API quality, consistency, and platform performance.
• Pioneering next-generation developer interfaces for AI agents and LLM-driven workflows using Model Context Protocol endpoints.
• Collaborating with engineering on API design guidelines, OpenAPI standards, schema governance, and API Gateway capabilities.
• Overseeing product development for official developer tools including CLI, SDKs, and Infrastructure as Code providers.
• Influencing strategy of streamlining and unifying the Developer Experience across multiple platforms to ensure consistency and efficiency.

Skills

API design

REST APIs

gRPC APIs

GraphQL APIs

CLI tooling

SDKs

Terraform providers

OpenAPI standards

API Gateway

OAuth2

mTLS

LLM function calling

AI agents

Model Context Protocol

Open-source ecosystems

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CLI

SDKs

Terraform

OpenAPI

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a visionary leader to define the multi-year strategy for Akamai Cloud developer tooling, APIs, and infrastructure integrations. You will bridge architecture and product strategy, guiding the evolution of CLI, SDKs, and Terraform providers to empower developers at scale.

You will collaborate with engineering on API design, OpenAPI governance, and API Gateway capabilities while driving AI-first workflows with LLMs and Model Context Protocol.