Remote Cloud Platform Engineering Manager (Kubernetes)

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking an accomplished Manager of Engineering to lead a high-performing team building our cloud-native platform on Kubernetes. You will partner with product management and leadership to shape the strategic roadmap and drive platform milestones.

You will mentor engineers, ensure reliability and security, manage delivery timelines in an Agile environment, and foster an environment that encourages innovation and collaboration across the team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development and leadership experience.
• Leadership in Cloud Native Platform Engineering and operational efficiency.
• Led teams that build and operate highly available production services using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.
• Strong foundation in containerization, microservices architecture, and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience hiring, developing, and retaining top engineering talent.
• Proficiency with CI/CD tools to enforce good development practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of engineers building the cloud-native platform on Kubernetes.
• Shape the strategic roadmap with product management and leadership.
• Drive technical excellence, reliability, and security across the platform.
• Mentor engineers and support career growth in an inclusive culture.
• Manage delivery timelines, resources, and engineering operations in Agile.
• Foster innovation, rapid development cycles, and open communication.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cloud Native

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Talent development

Production services

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking an accomplished Manager of Engineering to lead a high-performing team building our cloud-native platform on Kubernetes. You will partner with product management and leadership to shape the strategic roadmap and drive platform milestones.

You will mentor engineers, ensure reliability and security, manage delivery timelines in an Agile environment, and foster an environment that encourages innovation and collaboration across the team.