Is Akamai a good company to work for?

Akamai has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 3,835 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 90% of employees would recommend working at Akamai to a friend and 75% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Akamai have been left by employees working as Intern , Solutions Architect and Senior Manager .

Does Akamai pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Akamai employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Akamai. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Akamai?

90% of Akamai employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Akamai 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Akamai?

Software Engineer (182) , Senior Software Engineer (168) , Solutions Architect (77) , Software Engineer II (54) , Security Architect (45) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II (44) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (43) , Solutions Engineer (38) , Technical Project Manager (37) , Technical Support Engineer (36) , Manager (34) , Technical Solutions Engineer (34) , Program Manager (32) , Director (28) , Cloud Support Engineer (26)

What are the pros of working at Akamai according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and wfh" ((in 470 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 266 reviews)); "Great work culture and people" ((in 196 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 112 reviews)); "2. Good management" ((in 107 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Akamai according to real employee reviews?

"I learned from the bad manager what to avoid when one day I manage people." ((in 62 reviews)); "quality talents have already left due to poor leadership." ((in 34 reviews)); "Frequent cut backs and layoffs" ((in 33 reviews)); "Middle management is lacking experience" ((in 18 reviews)); "No training provided and a lot of lies during the interview." ((in 15 reviews))

What are employees saying about Akamai layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Akamai layoffs and their outlook for job security at Akamai in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Akamai locations?

Cambridge , Boston , Santa Clara , Atlanta , Fort Lauderdale , New York , San Mateo , San Francisco , Denver , San Jose , Reston , Los Angeles , San Diego , Washington , Dallas , Chicago , Seattle , Portland , Miami , Jersey City , Sterling , Austin , Hollywood , Park City , Arlington , Ashburn , Fairfax , Warrenton , Goodyear , Ann Arbor

Akamai reviews

4.3

90% would recommend to a friend

(3,482 total reviews)

Tom Leighton

91% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

Akamai has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,482 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Akamai employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews

5.0

Mar 11, 2016

Great place to work

Technical support engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to work with intelligent people. Good exposure on how to work in a global organization

Cons

All the departments do not get the same facilities. Employees should be valued better in such a billion dollar company

4.0

Mar 5, 2016

Associate Solutions Architect fresh grad review (Bangalore office)

Associate solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-> CDN giant in the industry ->Good training -> Awesome paycheck and many facilities ->Free/subsidize food ->You will be a pro in networking

Cons

->half day/night shift for Americas team ->Managers who do not trust on the caliber new grad students ->Partiality in hike

4.0

Mar 3, 2016

Great Place to Work

Solutions engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Highly motivated and vibrant professionals. - Company still functions like a startup so you need to take ownership of all your tasks and sometimes, even more. - Great work culture

Cons

- I was in the PreSales team which required me to do nighshifts. Personally, it really turned my schedule upside down and I felt longing for "free" time to pursue personal hobbies and other activities (Gym, watching movies, going out for dinner etc. etc.) - Having moved from a substantially larger company, I felt that the workplace environment was "lacking" when it came to facilities. Thats strictly a personal opinion. - If you're a non-programer techie, you might find that opportunities outside the company are almost non-existent since Akamai's technology is quite niche and proprietary. I felt there was limited scope outside the company for a tech oriented professional.

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