Is Akamai a good company to work for?

Akamai has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 3,829 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 469 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 260 reviews)); "Great work culture and people" ((in 183 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 114 reviews)); "2. Good management" ((in 109 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 63 reviews)); "Frequent cut backs and layoffs" ((in 36 reviews)); "quality talents have already left due to poor leadership." ((in 35 reviews)); "No training provided and a lot of lies during the interview." ((in 19 reviews)); "Middle management is lacking experience" ((in 18 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

(3,478 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 3,478 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).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews

4.0

Mar 2, 2018

Good mix of benefits, flex hours, interesting work, and educated staff

Solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

From associates to sales staff, everyone seems to generally be well versed in content delivery and now cloud security due in part to the 2-4 months of training (whiteboards) you go through. Pay is very competitive if you can maintain top performer status and the culture is very supportive.

Cons

Movement within the company has slowed down and with recent layoffs, some groups may have lost some of that startup feel it had years ago. Some of the perks like group lunches and paid attendance at conferences seems to have gone away to try and appease investors which can leave employees with a sour taste

4.0

Feb 20, 2018

Good Environment, Good morale

Senior sqa engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very sharp engineers at this company. Excellent work environment. Flexible schedule. Good pay.

Cons

They had a significant workforce reduction event in early 2018.

4.0

Jan 30, 2018

Work satisfaction depends on what team you get

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance. Company events. Employee friendly.

Cons

Salary is not great. Some teams, you get horrible work. Evaluate it properly.

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Jobs at Akamai

HR Operations Administrator

Sales Development Representative

Principal Product Manager, Public Sector - Remote

Major Account Executive, New and Existing Accounts- Northeast Region

Major Account Executive, New Accounts- Northern California

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