Akamai reviews

4.3

90% would recommend to a friend

(3,467 total reviews)
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Tom Leighton

91% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Akamai has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,467 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
3.0
Jan 21, 2026

Good

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good company with lots of perks

Cons

Hybrid mode can be questionable

5.0
Jan 19, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong engineering culture and highly skilled coworkers. Great opportunity to learn cloud, networking, and large scale systems. Good internal training and documentation. Supportive team environment and collaborative culture.

Cons

Support work can become repetitive over time. Busy on call schedules depending on team and region. Career progression may require proactive internal movement.

5.0
Jan 18, 2026

Amazing

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, open minded, great overall

Cons

I personally do not have any

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