Remote-Ready Principal Cloud-Native Engineer (Kubernetes)

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

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Benefits package

Job summary

Akamai Technologies is seeking a Principal Software Engineer with deep Kubernetes and cloud-native expertise to lead the evolution of our managed services. You will shape scale, security, and capabilities of our Kubernetes product and integrate open-source technologies to deliver simple, robust services to customers.

You will provide cross-team architectural guidance, act as a technical authority for cloud-native initiatives, and mentor engineers while aligning strategies across product teams

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in software engineering.
• Experience building and scaling managed services and Kubernetes-based platforms.
• Strong knowledge of container runtimes (e.g., Docker) and orchestrators.

Responsibilities

• Provide cross-team architectural oversight and strategic guidance for cloud-native efforts across product teams.
• Act as a unifying technical authority for cloud-native initiatives, ensuring standardization and architectural excellence.
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to integrate diverse cloud-native technologies and align with core platform infrastructure.
• Mentor engineering teams and foster a culture of innovation and collaboration around technical standards.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud-native architectures

Go language

Python

Leadership experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Go

Job description

Akamai Technologies is seeking a Principal Software Engineer with deep Kubernetes and cloud-native expertise to lead the evolution of our managed services. You will shape scale, security, and capabilities of our Kubernetes product and integrate open-source technologies to deliver simple, robust services to customers.

You will provide cross-team architectural guidance, act as a technical authority for cloud-native initiatives, and mentor engineers while aligning strategies across product teams