Director Engineering

Akamai Technologies
Cambridge
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 203,600 - 366,400 annuallyFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 15+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Communication","Mentoring","Strategic planning"]

Lead Akamai’s Platform IAM engineering organization within the Cloud Technology Group. Own the IAM platform strategy, architecture, and execution, scaling a global team of managers, engineers, and architects. Drive a roadmap for massive-scale, resilient, low-latency AuthZ systems and oversee the full software development lifecycle to ensure quality, safety, and performance. Partner with teams to turn business vision into technical milestones.

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Akamai Technologies
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Director Engineering

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Job Summary

Lead Akamai’s Platform IAM engineering organization within the Cloud Technology Group. Own the IAM platform strategy, architecture, and execution, scaling a global team of managers, engineers, and architects. Drive a roadmap for massive-scale, resilient, low-latency AuthZ systems and oversee the full software development lifecycle to ensure quality, safety, and performance. Partner with teams to turn business vision into technical milestones.
Location: Cambridge
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage, mentor, and grow a large, multidisciplinary global team of managers, software engineers, and architects.
  • •Steer engineering strategy, architecture, and execution for Akamai’s IAM platform.
  • •Drive the technical roadmap to deliver highly scalable, resilient IAM systems optimized for global, low-latency AuthZ.
  • •Oversee the end-to-end software development lifecycle and maintain high standards for quality, safety, and performance.
  • •Partner with other teams to translate business vision into concrete technical milestones.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 203,600 - 366,400 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health Insurance401kPaid LeaveSick TimeParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •15+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
  • •Experience leading large, distributed software engineering teams and delivering innovative software products.
  • •Deep understanding of the IAM ecosystem.
  • •Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience aligning remote, global teams.
  • •Ability to manage, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary engineering organization.
Experience:15+ yearsDistributed softwareIAMCloud platforms
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementCommunicationMentoringStrategic planning

Company Brief

Akamai Technologies
Provides a global content delivery network (CDN) and cloud services to improve web and application performance, security, and delivery for enterprises, media companies, and cloud providers.
Industry: Cloud Computing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Cambridge, United States
Founded: 1998
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