Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Akamai Technologies is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead teams within its Infrastructure Security organization. The role oversees customer-facing applications, APIs, and services for DNS and IP Acceleration products, with responsibility for people leadership, technical direction, delivery, and engineering effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- Leading multiple engineering teams responsible for customer-facing web applications, APIs, and services across a broad DNS product portfolio
- Developing engineers and technical leads through clear expectations, regular feedback, coaching, career development, and thoughtful delegation of ownership
- Driving predictable delivery by translating product priorities into executable plans, managing dependencies, identifying risks early, and holding teams accountable for outcomes
- Guiding technical direction and engineering practices while empowering senior engineers to own architecture, design, implementation, testing, and operational readiness
- Partnering closely with Product Management, Architecture, SQA, and peer engineering teams to resolve ambiguity, align priorities, and deliver cohesive customer experiences
- Improving engineering effectiveness through pragmatic processes, solid operational practices, technical debt management, automation, and continuous improvement
Skills
- Have 10 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or another related field
- Possess years of experience leading software engineering teams across multiple products or workstreams
- Bring solid technical depth in modern software development, including backend services, REST APIs, distributed systems, and web application architectures
- Demonstrate success developing senior engineers and technical leads while balancing delegation, technical oversight, and accountability for results
- Show experience delivering complex software through collaboration with Product Management, Quality Engineering, Architecture, and other engineering teams
- Communicate effectively across technical and business audiences while navigating ambiguity, competing priorities, technical disagreements, and organizational complexity
Benefits
- Healthcare
- 401K savings plan
- Company holidays
- Vacation (in the form of PTO)
- Sick time
- Family friendly benefits including parental leave
- An employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness
- Annual bonus or incentives
- Equity awards
- An Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Akamai's FlexBase program, supporting employees to work at home, in an office, or a combination of both
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