Senior Manager Engineering

Are you excited about working with cutting-edge network technologies

Do you enjoy working with a diverse global team of engineering talents

Join the Network Operations Systems Group

Our team develops innovative solutions crucial to deploying and maintaining Akamais global network. Our global network carries over 20% of the worlds web traffic. We care about empowering Network Infrastructure, Operations and Engineering teams to work faster, reliably and more efficiently. We believe collaboration and continuous improvement lead to the best solutions.

Partner with the best

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for building and leading a new team of engineers. Your team will be focused on building out a portfolio of services focused on automation, observability and identity management.

As a Senior Manager Engineering, you will be responsible for:

• Formulating an execution strategy and roadmap for the delivery of a new service portfolio
• Coordinating with a cross functional product team, including architects, testers, customer support and operations
• Working closely with management to identify risks, solve problems, and maintain progress
• Hiring and onboarding new team members as needed, while fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment
• Fostering innovation in the team to create reliable, scalable and secure enterprise grade products
• Handling day-to-day management tasks such as 1:1 meetings, performance reviews, and coaching/mentoring

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 10 or more years of relevant software engineering experience and a Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Have 3 or more years of experience managing a software development team (either Python or Go)
• Have experience working with distributed systems, microservices, and cloud technologies
• Demonstrate knowledge of good software development practices (Agile methodologies, CI, automated testing, etc.) and tools such as GIT, JIRA, Jenkins, etc
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether youre streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, were the engine behind the scenes. We provide the worlds most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.

Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the worlds biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the worlds most distributed cloud platform.

At Akamai, we dont just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And were the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

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