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Akamai Technologies, Inc. Senior Product Architect - Remote in United States
Would you enjoy defining the product architecture for Akamai's Compute Platform?
Would you enjoy the opportunity of translating a product vision into technical requirements?
Join our Cloud Product Architecture team!
Our Product Architecture team owns the design strategy for Akamai's Compute products. We partner with product and engineering teams to ensure our strategy aligns with the needs of our customers. We are the driving force behind enabling developers and enterprises to build their next generation compute applications on Akamai.
Become Akamai's next Senior Product Architect
As a Senior Product Architect you will drive innovative solutions for our rapidly growing core compute products. You will help shape the next generation of our compute products. This includes VMs, Managed Containers and GPU offerings.
As a Senior Product Architect, you will be responsible for:
Leading the design of robust, scalable, and secure enterprise grade cloud products and features.
Solving difficult technical problems for our Compute products, working with Product Management, Engineering and Operations leadership teams
Supporting the full product life cycle - ideation, implementation, operation .
Providing innovative solutions for complex problems in a virtualization environment.
Advocating cloud technologies that align with the cloud architecture strategy of the Organization.
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
Have 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent
Have proven experience as a Cloud Architect, with focus on designing and leading cloud based projects
Have good knowledge and experience with hypervisors such as KVM and QEMU and VM performance technologies like (SR-IOV, UEFI etc.) and networking (e.g., cilium).
Have experience or good knowledge of other key cloud technologies such as containerization, GPU computing, Storage etc.
Be familiar with security concepts such as Zero Trust, secure/confidential computing (e.g., Intel SGX, AMD SEV-SNP) and technologies such as SPIFFE and Open Policy
Have an understanding of compliance regimes such as PCI and FedRamp.
Have programming (e.g,. Perl, Python, JS) capabilities to help prototype new product ideas and concepts.
Have work experience in designing and supporting generative AI, machine learning and deep learning solutions (as a plus)
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.
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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!
Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.
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Compensation
Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from $149,122 - $238,744/year; a candidateâs salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.
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