Senior Kubernetes Platform Architect

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K savings plan

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Parental leave

FlexBase program

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the evolution of managed Kubernetes services on our cloud platform. You will drive scale, performance, security, and integration of cloud-native technologies across product teams, acting as a technical authority and mentor.

Strong Kubernetes, Go, Python, and Docker skills are required. Join a collaborative Compute Team working on cloud infrastructure across an IaaS foundation and edge offerings,

Qualifications

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

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the evolution of managed Kubernetes services on our cloud platform. You will drive scale, performance, security, and integration of cloud-native technologies across product teams, acting as a technical authority and mentor.

Strong Kubernetes, Go, Python, and Docker skills are required. Join a collaborative Compute Team working on cloud infrastructure across an IaaS foundation and edge offerings,