Senior Software Engineer

Does building and leading a large-scale publicly managed Kubernetes cloud excite you?

Are you passionate about being the one delivering the platform that enables everything-as-a-service for your fellow developers?

Join our Compute Team!

The Compute team in our Cloud Technology Group focuses on collaboration, inclusivity, and creativity across all projects. We build applications and services designed to help customers achieve their goals efficiently and effectively. Our mission is simplifying cloud computing, ensuring scalability, affordability, and accessibility for everyone. We develop, test, and maintain products running on our IaaS platform at an unparalleled scale.

Shape the future of our managed Kubernetes products

Leverage Kubernetes expertise to enhance Linode’s Kubernetes Engine (LKE) product for optimal scalability and performance. Focus on improving the platform’s security, capabilities, and efficiency while delivering an intuitive experience for developers. Drive advancements to meet evolving customer needs and ensure seamless functionality in managed Kubernetes services.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Collaborating on the roadmap for critical enterprise features expected from a public managed Kubernetes platform.
• Creating and integrating cloud-native technologies and architectural approaches.
• Understanding industry differentiators, exercise design thinking, analyze systems and develop solutions from initial idea to release.
• Enabling a simple and seamless way for our customers to deploy and operate their Kubernetes clusters.
• Collaborating with engineering teams in an Agile environment to sustain a product portfolio.
• Working in an environment that fosters innovative solutions, rapid development cycles, and open communication.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have relevant experience and an education in a Computer Science or related field.
• Have deep experience building Kubernetes Platform Clusters with scale and Cloud Native technologies.
• Have advanced knowledge of Kubernetes concepts such as Operator creation, Cluster API, and Container Network Interfaces.
• Have experience with Container Runtimes (e.g. docker, containerd, etc).
• Demonstrate significant experience with Linux and C++.
• Understand software development practices, including Agile and product life cycles: build, test, deploy, and iterate.

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. Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work

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At Akamai, we’re curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you’ll thrive here.

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! #LI-Remote