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      Akamai

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      Akamai reviews

      4.3

      89% would recommend to a friend

      (3,473 total reviews)
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      Tom Leighton

      91% approve of CEO

      75% positive business outlook

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      Akamai has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,473 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
      Dec 25, 2015

      software engr

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      competitive compensation. opportunities to accomplish a lot.

      Cons

      middle management and some groups can be a bit unimpressive.

      4.0
      Nov 30, 2015

      Well run Internet networking company

      Senior technical writer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Akamai is the leader in its field of content delivery and moves1/3 of the world's Internet traffic on its servers. It's technologies are often leading edge, and as a general rule the people tend to be smart and easy to get along with. The company is particularly well managed, treats employees well, and compensates people at an above average level. The overall benefits package is very good. Management is very transparent (this is a public company) in does quarterly meetings telling us how the business is doing. Excellent work/life balance.

      Cons

      There aren't many downsides to working at Akamai. There is the general challenge of working in Cambridge which can be expensive to commute to and live in. The company does not provide things like free parking or gyms, etc. Currently the company is in multiple sites in Cambridge having outgrown its resources. It is expected to relocate (probably in Cambridge or Boston) in 2017. As to your particular job and the career track that depends almost entirely on your managers. The company does promote somewhat from within, but doesn't make it an emphasis. Over the past 4 years the company has nearly tripled in size from 1800 to 6000, and the quality of the people has diminished. People there tend to be happy and have voted the company the 3rd best large company to work for in Massachusetts. I think that the company's ranking is based more on the past than the present, and is a good marketing exercise.

      4.0
      Nov 16, 2015

      Decent company , Management needs to buck up

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, ESOP's , Work flexibility, Core technology

      Cons

      Management is sub par , Lot of cliques run the org they want , doing the right thing is not of prime importance

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