Akamai reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(3,480 total reviews)
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Tom Leighton

91% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Akamai has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,480 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
2.0
Jun 9, 2023

Management needs a serious makeover

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Remote work is a big plus

Cons

Management policies need a revisit, feel like it's heavily bureaucratic, heavy handed, autocratic, threatening and numb.

4.0
May 22, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazingly smart people, super interesting work, good at helping people to advance in their career

Cons

Frequent RIFs & lay offs but generous severance packages are provided, still working through their strategy with compute given their recent acquisition of Linode

5.0
Apr 27, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work / life balance Leader in security Leadership tenure speaks to stability Strong financial position Diversity and Inclusion culture

Cons

Some groups can feel cliquish

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