Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, Distributed Networking & Content Delivery

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 119,600 - 215,400; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies is seeking a Senior Technical Marketing Engineer for Distributed Networking and Content Delivery. You will build, benchmark, and demonstrate on live platforms, then convert findings into content for engineers, architects, and technical decision makers.

You will work hands-on across Akamai’s delivery stack, design defensible benchmarks, and craft reference architectures. Collaboration with engineering and product marketing ensures messaging stays technically accurate as the

Qualifications

• 6+ years in technical marketing, solutions or sales engineering, or network engineering in CDN/content delivery.
• Hands-on with delivery stack: HTTP/2, HTTP/3, QUIC, TLS, DNS, caching and routing fundamentals.
• Ability to design defensible benchmarks and publish results.

Responsibilities

• Implement Akamai delivery and performance products hands-on on live configurations and demos for real traffic.
• Design and run reproducible benchmarks with documented methodology and defend results.
• Author reference architectures and demos for technical audiences and events.
• Own the technical answer to Akamai's distributed network differentiation as the platform evolves.
• Work with engineering to build knowledge of optimization, peering, routing, post-quantum cryptography, and developer experience.
• Produce regular technical thought leadership— blogs, benchmark reports, talks, demos aligned with events.
• Collaborate with product marketing to ground positioning and messages in technical reality.

Skills

HTTP/2 & HTTP/3

QUIC

TLS

DNS

Caching

Routing & Peering

Automation / Scripting

Benchmarking

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

Do you want to prove, hands‑on, why the world's most distributed network outperforms, and show your work?

Are you the engineer who would rather demonstrate a claim than assert it?

Join our innovative product marketing team

As a Senior Technical Marketing Engineer for Distributed Networking and Content Delivery, you will be the technical proof engine behind Akamai's delivery and performance story. You will build, benchmark, and demonstrate on the platform itself, then turn what you learn into content that earns the trust of engineers, architects, and technical decision makers.

Partner with the best

In this role, you will work hands‑on across Akamai’s delivery and performance portfolio, built on more than 4,300 edge points of presence in roughly 130 countries and over 700 cities, with approximately 1,200 network partners. You will partner with engineering, product management, and product marketing. If you want your technical work to shape how the market understands a global platform, this is the role for you.

As a Senior Technical Marketing Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Implementing Akamai delivery and performance products hands‑on, building and maintaining live configurations and demo environments that show real capabilities on real traffic, not slideware
• Designing and running reproducible benchmarking with documented, defensible methodology, validated against independent third‑party measurement, to substantiate Akamai's performance advantages with evidence
• Authoring reference architectures and demos that make Akamai's technical differentiation concrete for customers, field teams, and events
• Owning the technical answer to what makes Akamai's distributed network and content delivery platform genuinely differentiated, and keeping that answer current as the platform evolves
• Working directly with engineering to build working knowledge of network optimization, carrier and telco peering, route optimization, post quantum cryptography, developer experience, and performance
• Producing a consistent cadence of technical thought leadership- deep‑dive blogs, benchmark reports, conference talks, and demos- timed to global and industry events so Akamai shows up with proof when the market is paying attention
• Partnering with product marketing to ground positioning, messaging, and competitive content in technical reality

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 6 years of relevant experience in technical marketing, solutions or sales engineering, or network engineering in CDN, content delivery, networking, edge or adjacent infrastructure, and a Bachelor's degree in a technical field or its equivalent.
• Be genuinely hands‑on with the delivery stack: HTTP/2 and HTTP/3, QUIC, TLS, DNS, caching, routing and peering fundamentals, and the tooling to measure them, with working scripting or automation skills
• Have designed and run performance benchmarks with a methodology you can defend publicly, and know the difference between a result and a cherry‑pick
• Have built demos and reference architectures that technical audiences used and trusted
• Be comfortable engaging network engineers or peering, route optimization, and post‑quantum cryptography, and equally comfortable presenting the implications to a non‑technical audience
• Possess excellent technical writing and public speaking skills, with published work or talks you are proud to share

Build your career at Akamai

Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.

With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as LinkedIn Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.

Learn more

Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15‑minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only – the base salary for this position ranges from $119,600 – $215,400/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry‑leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity Rights

Akamai Technologies is an Affidavit, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.