Principal Architect – Virtualization and Cloud-Native Technologies

Akamai Technologies

Lead the architecture and design of next-generation infrastructure services at Akamai. Collaborate with engineering teams and contribute to cloud IaaS products.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $200,000 - $360,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDockerGoKubernetesLinuxPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Owning the system design and implementation, helping to guide engineering while ensuring alignment with the big picture.
Working with product managers and product architects to help inform the product direction.
Contributing to and helping to shape the engineering roadmap by working with product and engineering management and other business stakeholders.
Developing best practices, sharing knowledge, and mentoring.
Collaborating with engineering teams in an Agile environment that fosters innovative solutions, rapid development cycles, and open communication.

Requirements

What you’ll need

15 years of relevant experience
Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
Extensive experience building large-scale fault-tolerant, production services using Virtualization and Cloud-Native technologies (e.g. qemu, kvm, Kubernetes, Cilium, etc.)
Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes concepts such as Operator/Controller patterns, custom resources, etc.
Experience and good understanding of operating systems, containers and the technologies that revolve around them (e.g., systemd, docker, containerd, ArgoCD, etc.)
Significant experience with Linux, Go, Python, Bash
Good understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS with experience in one or more public cloud offerings.

Benefits

Comp & perks

healthcare
401K savings plan
company holidays
vacation (in the form of PTO)
sick time
family-friendly benefits including parental leave
employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness

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Hard Skills & Tools

KubernetesGoPythonBashLinuxVirtualizationCloud-Native technologiesDockersystemdArgoCD

Soft Skills

mentoringcollaborationcommunicationleadershipproblem-solvingknowledge sharingroadmap developmentstakeholder engagementAgile methodologyinnovation

Certifications

Bachelor's degree