Akamai Software Engineer reviews

4.4

99% would recommend to a friend

(185 total reviews)
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Tom Leighton

99% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Software Engineer || employees have rated Akamai with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 185 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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185 reviews
3.0
Jan 14, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

The people, world-class engineers, the technology... Incredibly challenging. The breadth of technology you work with is impressive. You don't get to do this sort of thing anywhere else in the world. You get to deal with top-notch customers. You get to do things that no one has done before at a scale that no one has attempted before. The career growth opportunities are pretty good.

Cons

Staggering lack of communication, lack of discipline, architecture support is weak, tactical management is mediocre, though strategic management is pretty good, much, much emphasis placed on (short-term) financial performance of the company as opposed to long-term investment and growth. Not much emphasis on professional development and training. They don't want to spend the money. Much lip-service paid, but little results.

4.0
Jun 21, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart and Professional People, Very innovative products and technology.

Cons

The company went through a roller-coaster ride after the 2001 downturn, with lay-offs and re-orienting the company in a new direction. This was a period of chaos, uncertainty and frustration for most of the employees.

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