Akamai Technologies

Engineering Manager

Akamai Technologies

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: MassachusettsUnited States

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Salary

💰 $132,400 - $275,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Lead a team of 5+ full stack engineers building distributed certificate workflow systems
  • Own system design, architecture, and SLOs ensuring scalability, performance, security, and availability
  • Collaborate with product and program leadership to define roadmaps and delivery timelines
  • Resolve complex production issues, handling escalations, and coach teams on debugging methodologies
  • Drive observability strategy implementing automated anomaly detection to identify and remediate system deviations
  • Build alignment across engineering, product, and operations while maintaining technical velocity and autonomy
  • Develop high-performing engineers through mentorship, coaching, technical guidance and career development
  • Pioneer AI automation integrating LLMs into production pipelines for autonomous reasoning and orchestration

Requirements

  • 8 years of relevant experience including 3 years leading engineering teams
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
  • 5 years of industry Python and Java development with SQL/NoSQL databases
  • 3 years of TypeScript experience
  • Solid experience in system design fundamentals, distributed systems, Public Key Infrastructure, TLS, and orchestration workflows
  • Proven ability in resolving complex production issues and delivering solutions under pressure
  • Ability to build and use automation tools to improve efficiency and operational excellence
  • ACME protocol, Certificate Transparency logs, Kubernetes, Boulder, and Cert-Manager experience preferred
  • Hands-on experience building AI agents or integrating LLMs into production pipelines a plus
Benefits
  • Healthcare
  • 401K savings plan
  • Company holidays
  • Paid time off (in the form of PTO)
  • Sick time
  • Family-friendly benefits including parental leave
  • Employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
PythonJavaSQLNoSQLTypeScriptsystem designdistributed systemsPublic Key InfrastructureTLSorchestration workflows
Soft skills
leadershipmentorshipcoachingtechnical guidancecollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationteam buildingstrategic planningadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science