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      Akamai

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      Akamai reviews

      4.3

      89% would recommend to a friend

      (3,474 total reviews)
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      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 3,474 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
      4.0
      Jul 14, 2012

      Senior Recruiter

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great atmosphere, really passionate people, great products, flexibility and independence that you have in creating your work environment.

      Cons

      If you are used to a very structured and proceeder driven environment you might not feel good at Akamai.

      4.0
      Jul 4, 2012

      Awesome place, great culture and fast paced environment

      Marketing
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Akamai has a great support system, challeging work culture and well defined roles and responsibilities. Its a fun place to work with unlimited potential for growth.

      Cons

      Limited roles for career progression and very high work pressure. Somtimes comes out as a nible but yet rigid system for any change.

      2.0
      Jul 2, 2012

      The one to beat, but looking for growth

      Services organization
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Akamai is still the biggest name in the CDN space, and is the one to beat without a doubt. It continues to grow its platform and has begun to take the need for innovation more seriously. If you work in the right teams, you can get exposed to some very interesting projects.

      Cons

      Despite finally starting *think* about innovation, the company itself very much feels stagnant. Leading talent continues to leech away, and even the most recent President of the company only stuck it out a year. The CDN market will continue to commoditize, and Akamai does not appear to be focusing hard enough on high growth markets or branching out into new businesses. From recent "product" launches, it is also clear that PM and Eng are very broken. Akamai does not know how to build a user friendly offering. I know of very few people at Akamai that really like their jobs. It seems to be more of a company of people that are just doing it for the money. That can be okay for some, but does not encourage me.

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