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Engineering Manager - Remote Poland

Role overview

Summary

This role is for an Engineering Manager at Akamai, focusing on leading a team to develop high-quality, enterprise web experiences. You will balance technical oversight with people management, ensuring alignment with product and design partners while fostering team growth and performance.

Qualifications

  • 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Solid knowledge of front-end technologies including HTML, CSS, TypeScript and JavaScript.
  • Experience with Angular or React.
  • Clear understanding of Software Development Life Cycle and Source Code Management Systems (we use git).
  • Preferred: Familiarity with software testing concepts including unit, functional, regression continuous integration, and performance testing.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of front-end engineers proficient in enterprise user interfaces written in Angular, React, and Lit.
  • Provide technical guidance and set best practices for front-end architecture and UI development.
  • Partner with product management, UX/Designers, and other engineering teams to deliver cohesive user experiences.
  • Oversee delivery across the full project lifecycle: organizing, planning, development, testing, and release.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Mentorship
  • Team Management

About the company

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Akamai Technologies

  • Cybersecurity
  • XLarge
  • 5,001–10,000
At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Every day, billions of people around the world connect with their favorite brands to shop online, play the latest video games, log into mobile banking apps, learn remotely, share videos with friends, and so much more. They may not know it, but Akamai is there, powering and protecting life online. Over 20 years ago, we set out to solve the toughest challenge of the early internet: the “World Wide Wait.” And we’ve been solving the internet’s toughest challenges ever since, working toward our vision of a safer and more connected world. With the world’s most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we make it easy for businesses to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away. That’s why innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences. Our leading security, compute, and delivery solutions are helping global companies make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology, we’re always pushing ground-breaking ideas and driving innovation. Want to power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges? Be part of an amazing team. Let’s connect: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/akamai-technologies Twitter: https://twitter.com/Akamai Blog: https://www.akamai.com/blog

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Job description

Are you a hands-on people-focused engineering leader who enjoys leading teams to solve complex problems?

Would leading the development of impactful digital experiences used by millions of users excite you?

Join the User Interface Engineering Team

Our Cloud Technology Group is comprised of dedicated professionals shaping Akamai's aspirations to create an industry-leading user experience. We take ownership for the design and development for core interfaces and services. We create a user experience that allows customers ease of use and helps our internal stakeholders to excel their development.

Partner with the best

You will lead a team of engineers responsible for delivering high-quality, enterprise web experiences. You will balance technical oversight with people management, coaching engineers, clarifying requirements, ensuring execution and alignment with product and design partners. While you will bring front-end expertise, your role will focus on leadership, mentorship, and technical direction.

As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for:

  • Managing, mentoring, and developing a team of front-end engineers proficient in enterprise user interfaces written in Angular, React, and Lit.
  • Providing technical guidance and setting best practices for front-end architecture and UI development
  • Partnering with product management, UX/Designers, and other engineering teams to deliver cohesive user experiences
  • Having oversight of delivery across the full project lifecycle: organizing, planning, development, testing, and release
  • Driving consistency through shared components (Design System experience is a plus), tooling, and engineering standards
  • Supporting hiring, onboarding, performance feedback, and career growth for team members

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor in Computer Science or a related field
  • Demonstrate solid knowledge of front-end technologies including HTML, CSS, TypeScript and JavaScript
  • Have experience with Angular or React
  • Possess a clear understanding of Software Development Life Cycle and Source Code Management Systems (we use git)
  • Be familiar with software testing concepts including unit, functional, regression continuous integration, and performance testing
  • Have prior leadership experience and excellent communication skills and a passion for building inclusive, high-performing engineering teams

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.

Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.

At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.

We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

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