
Engineering Manager
Akamai Technologies
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Massachusetts • United States
Visit company websiteExplore more
Salary
💰 $132,400 - $275,000 per year
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
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
PythonJavaSQLNoSQLTypeScriptsystem designdistributed systemsPublic Key InfrastructureTLSorchestration workflows
Soft skills
leadershipmentorshipcoachingtechnical guidancecollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationteam buildingstrategic planningadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science