Senior II Platform Engineer Lead – Akamai Inference Cloud

Akamai Technologies

. Lead the design and implementation of critical platform components for Akamai Inference Cloud .

Posted 10/15/2026full-timeRemote • PolandSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates advanced proficiency in distributed systems and cloud services, with a strong focus on building scalable, high-performance platform services. Expertise in Kubernetes orchestration, API design, and observability practices is essential for driving technical decisions and mentoring engineering teams.

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Distributed SystemsCloud ServicesKubernetesAPI DesignObservability

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Hard Skills

Platform EngineeringCloud-Native ArchitecturesCI/CD PipelinesInfrastructure-as-CodeTraffic ManagementService Protection PatternsPerformance AnalysisReliability EngineeringLoad BalancingRate Limiting

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoringProblem-SolvingCode Quality PromotionDesign Discussions

Tools & Technologies

Akamai Inference CloudAPI GatewaysIngress LayersReverse ProxiesMonitoring ToolsLogging ToolsTracing ToolsOperational DiagnosticsMetrics CollectionAlerting Systems

Industry Keywords

Cloud ServicesPlatform ServicesContainerizationOrchestration TechnologiesScalability StrategiesCapacity PlanningHigh-Performance SystemsDevOps PracticesDistributed SystemsInternet-Facing Services

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design and implementation of critical platform components for Akamai Inference Cloud
Drive technical decisions involving tools, frameworks, and architectural approaches for platform services
Lead platform capabilities including authentication, load balancing, rate limiting, firewall integration, and externally facing API patterns
Design and improve data plane APIs, including OpenAI-compatible interfaces
Define and advance observability through metrics, logging, tracing, monitoring, and operational diagnostics
Drive capacity planning and scalability strategies for traffic, models, and regional deployments
Lead Kubernetes-based orchestration patterns for containerized platform workloads
Mentor and guide engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and technical problem-solving

Requirements

What you’ll need

Advanced proficiency in distributed systems, cloud services, and platform engineering
Deep experience building and operating internet-facing platform services such as API gateways, ingress layers, reverse proxies, or service infrastructure
Advanced expertise in cloud-native architectures, including containerization and orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes
Proven experience building scalable, high-performance systems with modern DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code
Technical leadership experience guiding engineers, promoting code quality, and delivering solutions for intricate platform challenges
Experience designing and operating API platforms, including authentication, authorization, traffic management, and service protection patterns
Extensive expertise in observability, monitoring, alerting, and debugging processes for large-scale distributed systems
Experience with capacity planning, performance analysis, and reliability engineering for production services

Benefits

Comp & perks

FlexBase global flexible working program, with the choice to work from home, the office, or both in Poland
Benefits designed around health, finances, family, time at work, and other endeavors
Benefit plan options designed to meet individual needs and budget
Opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things