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 186 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 186 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 (182) , 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 468 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 260 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 190 reviews)); "Good pay and stock options" ((in 134 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 114 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 65 reviews)); "They have very frequent layoffs." ((in 41 reviews)); "quality talents have already left due to poor leadership." ((in 36 reviews)); "Middle management is lacking experience" ((in 17 reviews)); "No training provided and a lot of lies during the interview." ((in 16 reviews))

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Akamai Software Engineer reviews

4.4

99% would recommend to a friend

(186 total reviews)

Tom Leighton

99% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Diversity & inclusion

4.7

Work/Life balance

4.6

Culture & values

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Senior management

4.4

Career opportunities

Software Engineer || employees have rated Akamai with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 186 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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186 reviews

1.0

Mar 17, 2020

Mismanaged

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are some smart people there.

Cons

Too many remote employees, micromanagement, some people extremely mean.

4.0

Jan 8, 2020

Great company to work with.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work-life balance, extremely intelligent and understanding people to work with.

Cons

Average Salaries - could do better to retain talent.

4.0

Nov 27, 2019

Decent

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, good pay, work life balance is awesome

Cons

Work like a government office

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