Is Akamai a good company to work for?

Akamai has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 3,825 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 89% of employees would recommend working at Akamai to a friend and 75% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Akamai have been left by employees working as Intern , Solutions Architect and Senior Manager .

Does Akamai pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Akamai employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Akamai. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Akamai?

89% of Akamai employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Akamai 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

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 (36) , 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 and permanent work from home" ((in 465 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 260 reviews)); "Good work culture and company values" ((in 185 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 116 reviews)); "2. Good management" ((in 108 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 66 reviews)); "quality talents have already left due to poor leadership." ((in 36 reviews)); "Frequent cut backs and layoffs" ((in 35 reviews)); "No clear career path, bad middle management, office politics, junior people with lot of attitude" ((in 19 reviews)); "Upper management and leadership are largely directionless and uncommunicative." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Akamai layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Akamai layoffs and their outlook for job security at Akamai in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Akamai locations?

Cambridge , Boston , Santa Clara , Atlanta , Fort Lauderdale , New York , San Mateo , San Francisco , Denver , San Jose , Reston , Los Angeles , San Diego , Washington , Dallas , Chicago , Seattle , Portland , Miami , Jersey City , Sterling , Austin , Hollywood , Park City , Arlington , Ashburn , Fairfax , Warrenton , Goodyear , Ann Arbor

Akamai reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(3,474 total reviews)

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 3,474 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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3.0

Mar 29, 2021

Good company to work for

Human resources

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Pros

Flexible work environment, cool technology

Cons

Understaffed, leadership seems intent on doing more with less

3.0

Dec 22, 2020

Work culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to start off with . Akamai being the company which revolutionized the use of CDN technology .

Cons

The NOCC does not exist anymore in Santa Clara . Micro management by managers . All they cared is about how many tickets were closed and worked on . Underpaid for Bay area standards .

5.0

Oct 30, 2020

Awesome company, excellent values and a great work culture!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Akamai is a company that is constantly innovating, developing new products and feature sets. In the past 3-4 years it has also acquired several companies and integrated them into the organization. Good life/work balance. Training, training and more training, most everyone attends at least 1-2 trainings per week to stay current with the latest products. Overall, a great company to work for!

Cons

There used to be an option called Akamai Anywhere, which allowed employees to work remotely from anywhere and not hold a permanent space in a corporate location. This option was discontinued 2-3 years ago. There has been talent lost for whom otherwise would have stayed with the organization if this option were available.

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