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
1.0
Dec 28, 2025

Don't work there

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, people there generally don't make much effort

Cons

Terrible experience as an employee. The HR treatment toward employees is like something I have never experienced before. Total disregard to the people behind the numbers

3.0
Dec 22, 2025

Great workife balance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee needs are a top priority

Cons

Really big chain of command. Makes things difficult to implement

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