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# Principal Software Engineer Lead (Kubernetes Product Platform)

- **Company:** Akamai Technologies
- **Location:** Salem, OR, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $169,300.0 - $304,700.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Bash Shell, Cloud Foundry, Continuous Integration, Domain Name System (DNS), Fault Tolerance, Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), Python (Programming Language), Networking Basics, Software Engineering, TCP/IP, Transport Layer Security, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/5DAB7A0902E547A29681257BD8DF8412/job/

## About the Role

* Have 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or its equivalent.
 * Possess leadership experience in Cloud Native Platform Engineering, driving toward an enabled ecosystem of capabilities within our organization.
 * Have experience building and operating highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable production services using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.
 * Demonstrate expert knowledge of the Go programming language and be comfortable leveraging Python or Bash for scripting needs.
 * Express expertise in networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, HTTP) and knowledge of Linux-based operating systems.
 * Have expertise leveraging CI/CD tools to achieve good software development practices.

## Description

As a Principal Software Engineer Lead, you will be responsible for:

 * Leading the development of the cloud native platform built on Kubernetes and other cloud-native technologies
 * Contributing to and helping shape the engineering roadmap by working with management and business stakeholders
 * Contributing to enterprise features expected from a cloud native platform
 * Developing best practices, knowledge sharing, and mentoring
 * Leading and collaborating with engineering teams in an Agile environment
 * Fostering an environment that encourages innovative solutions, rapid development cycles, and open communication


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