Senior Software Engineer - Kubernetes
Company: Akamai Technologies
Location: San Diego
Posted on: November 28, 2025
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Job Description:
Our Cloud Technology Groups Compute division, formerly Linode,
consists of collaborative, inclusive, and creative teams. Computes
Cloud-Native team is a software development team focused on
creating managed cloud-native services for the public cloud market.
This is an opportunity to constantly learn about integrating open
source technologies on top of a complex infrastructure to supply
simple-to-use, managed services to the public. As a Senior Software
Engineer, you will perpetually learn, exhibit ingenuity in
solutions, advocate for diverse opinions, collaborate, grow, be
goal-driven, love coding, and help sustain an exceptional work
environment. Our closely knit team focuses on agile development
methodologies. We encourage and reward curiosity, ingenuity, and
technical excellence. If you enjoy working on interesting projects
that have a big impact, join our team! As a Senior Software
Engineer, you will be responsible for: • Designing and implementing
software that leverages cloud-native architectures. • Taking
ownership of technical and product innovation, exercising design
thinking, analyzing systems, and recommending solutions. • Enabling
a simple and seamless way for our customers to deploy and integrate
with various cloud-native services. • 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 5 years of
relevant experience and a Bachelors degree in Computer Science or
its equivalent. • Have experience building managed services at
scale. • Have experience with Kubernetes, container runtimes and
orchestrators. • Demonstrate good experience with Go, Python, C, or
Bash. • Be familiar with software development methodologies and
product life cycles through build, test, deploy, and iterative
environments. FlexBase, Akamais 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. We
power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges,
together. At Akamai, were 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,
youll 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
Keywords: Akamai Technologies, San Diego , Senior Software Engineer - Kubernetes, IT / Software / Systems , San Diego, California
