Are you excited about working with new technologies?

Are you an engineering manager passionate about team development?

Join our Server Team!

Akamai's Infrastructure Engineering & Operations builds and maintains one of the world's largest distributed platforms. Our team is responsible for designing, sourcing, qualifying, and testing servers destined for our growing network.

As a manager, you will lead a hardware engineering team. The team is responsible for developing and qualifying new server hardware platforms. They design servers and develop firmware for our global platform consisting of over 300,000 servers across 130 countries. You will partner with leaders and various teams to deliver next-gen server platforms from concept to deployment.

As a Senior Hardware Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for:

  • Defining the technical strategy and roadmap while managing execution to ensure successful delivery of critical programs
  • Leading and developing a growing hardware engineering team
  • Collaborating across the organization to develop products that excite customers today and innovate for tomorrow
  • Providing technical leadership and guidance to team members and ensure adherence to best practices
  • Managing OEM, ODM, SI, and component vendors relationships including running RFPs and negotiating cost and supply
  • Driving continuous improvement in hardware development processes to optimize quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Demonstrate experience managing one or more engineering teams, including performance management, career coaching and mentoring
  • Have a proven track record delivering large-scale hardware projects
  • Display in-depth knowledge of Hardware Engineering, Firmware Engineering, and New Product Introduction (NPI)
  • Demonstrate expertise in server design considerations such as component selection, thermal management, power distribution, and mechanical constraints
  • Demonstrate experience working with manufacturers and supply chain partners to handle vendor evaluations, cost negotiations, and logistics

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.

This role will require your presence in our Cambridge office at least a 3 days a week. Applicants should be aware that this office attendance will be required.

At Akamai, we're 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, you'll thrive here.

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.

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.

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

Akamai Technologies