Engineering Manager - Kubernetes - Remote

Are you interested in leading the development of features and capabilities for Linode's Kubernetes Engine (LKE) product?

Do you want to expand our LKE product to hundreds of data centers and a massive number of clusters?

Join our Compute Team!

Our Edge Technology's Compute division, formerly Linode, consists of collaborative, inclusive, and creative teams. We develop applications and services to empower our customers. Our mission is to accelerate innovation by making cloud computing simple, scalable, affordable, and accessible to all. We design, develop, test and maintain products that run on our IaaS platform.

Shape the future of our managed Kubernetes products

You will help lead Linode's Kubernetes Engine (LKE) team and expand our LKE product. This expansion will manage thousands of Kubernetes clusters and include some large enterprises globally. With your Kubernetes expertise, you can design and amplify the scale and performance of LKE products. By doing this, it will help to meet the demands of those global enterprises.

As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Leading a team of developers implementing complex designs and partnering with other teams to coordinate system dependencies
• Leading efforts to evolve LKE product/technology to attract new enterprises
• Partnering with product management to understand and shape the product roadmap
• Taking ownership for technical and product innovation, exercising design thinking, analyzing systems and developing solutions
• Organizing and operating in an Agile environment to drive development activities
• Focusing on team goals and building collaborative and effective working relationships through establishing commitments, accountability and trust

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Have 2 years of experience leading software development with 5+ team members
• Have experience building with cloud native technologies and Kubernetes deployments at scale
• Have experience with Container Runtimes (e.g. docker, containers, etc)
• Demonstrate solid experience with Go, Python, or Bash
• Be familiar with software development practices and product life cycles through build, test, deploy, and iterative environments

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

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Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, 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.

Akamai is committed to complying with COVID-19 requirements in the countries where it operates. For locations or roles subject to vaccination mandates, we require proof of vaccination, if permitted, as a condition of employment. We will provide additional details regarding our vaccine record submission protocols during the hiring and onboarding process.

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