A chance to work on projects of a huge scale. - Senior Software Engineer Akamai Employee Review

4.0
May 1, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The things you do affect 30% of the total Internet traffic and the 90% of the paid traffic around the globe. I should say no more. Rich horizontal career shift opportunities.

Cons

Almost every tool used is build in-house, while not that much documentation available.

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5.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work Life Balance Rewarding Work and Responsibilities Quality Benefits Stock Options & Compensation are competitive Continuing Education Reimbursement Diversity of the community

Cons

Akamai is still learning to grow into the enterprise-level organization it strives to be. There are no major cons to share in effort to discourage someone from applying, but like most jobs, few are perfect.

5.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great work life balance - Great work culture - Ability to work on projects you are interested in

Cons

- Slow work, conservative management - Pay is lower than similar level tech companies

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