Is Akamai a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Akamai have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 185 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Akamai employees being 4.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Akamai now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Akamai .

Does Akamai pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Akamai with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 185 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 11.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Akamai.

What Akamai locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

Cambridge is the top rated Akamai location by Software Engineer employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Akamai?

Software Engineer (181) , Senior Software Engineer (167) , Solutions Architect (77) , Software Engineer II (54) , Security Architect (45) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II (44) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (42) , Solutions Engineer (38) , Technical Project Manager (37) , Technical Support Engineer (35) , 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 for employees and leaders" ((in 466 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 250 reviews)); "Great work culture and people" ((in 189 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 113 reviews)); "Good salary and hikes" ((in 101 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 63 reviews)); "quality talents have already left due to poor leadership." ((in 35 reviews)); "Frequent cut backs and layoffs" ((in 34 reviews)); "Middle management is lacking experience" ((in 18 reviews)); "Upper management and leadership are largely directionless and uncommunicative." ((in 13 reviews))

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Akamai Software Engineer reviews

4.4

99% would recommend to a friend

(185 total reviews)

Tom Leighton

99% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer || employees have rated Akamai with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 185 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer || professionals have an excellent working experience there. Akamai is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer || professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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185 reviews

5.0

Apr 16, 2026

Good culture with growth opportunities

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company culture and opportunities for growth.

Cons

No real cons; sometimes work can be dull and feel not impactful.

5.0

Mar 6, 2026

Good company to work with

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good colleagues and benefits with work

Cons

no proper vision. changes all the time

5.0

Jan 28, 2026

Best company to work at

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance work from home flexible hours values you good increment

Cons

nothing as such compensation is not competitive to MAANG because dont provide stocks

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