Akamai Technologies · 5 hours ago
Engineering Manager
145 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, 02142, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$132K/yr - $275K/yr
8+ years expAkamai Technologies is a leader in online security and performance, helping enterprises manage their websites and secure transactions. The Engineering Manager will lead a team of developers focused on building distributed certificate workflow systems, ensuring high performance and security while fostering engineering excellence.
Cyber SecurityDigital MediaSaaSSoftwareVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Leading a team of 5+ full stack engineers building distributed certificate workflow systems
Owning system design, architecture, and SLOs ensuring scalability, performance, security, and availability
Collaborating with product and program leadership to define roadmaps and delivery timelines
Resolving complex production issues, handling escalations, and coach teams on debugging methodologies
Driving observability strategy implementing automated anomaly detection to identify and remediate system deviations
Building alignment across engineering, product, and operations while maintaining technical velocity and autonomy
Developing high-performing engineers through mentorship, coaching, technical guidance and career development
Pioneering AI automation integrating LLMs into production pipelines for autonomous reasoning and orchestration
Qualification
Required
8 years of relevant experience including 3 years leading engineering teams and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
5 years of industry Python and Java development with SQL/NoSQL databases and 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
Preferred
ACME protocol, Certificate Transparency logs, Kubernetes, Boulder, and Cert-Manager experience
Hands-on experience building AI agents or integrating LLMs into production pipelines
Benefits
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
Company
Akamai Technologies
Akamai is a provider of cloud services that help enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.63BKey Investors
IVP
2025-05-14Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2023-08-15Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
2001-08-01Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Tom Leighton
Chief Executive Officer
Charlie Gero
CTO
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