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

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
2.0
Jun 27, 2025

Full of bullies and mean girls

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation Flexible PTO WFH policies

Cons

Lack of empowered decision making. "Mean girl" culture permeates marketing from the top down while CMO turns a blind eye to any concerns. Company is floundering to find a strategic direction to explain a variety of recent acquisitions.

1.0
Mar 13, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Great leadership before the acquisition

Cons

Akamai is lost. All they're doing is acquiring and letting them become outdated solutions.

2.0
Nov 19, 2024

Don’t drink the cool aid

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good industry to be in

Cons

Unscrupulous mid level management that don’t know what they are doing truly. Frequent changes and reorganization.

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