Great in its space - Anonymous employee Akamai Employee Review

4.0
Oct 22, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The pioneers of CDN technologies. Cutting edge work in the content delivery optimization space. Great corporate culture and extremely talented employees.

Cons

Bad at weeding out non-performers. Management overly focused on financial numbers and sometimes overlook exciting opportunities if there's no short to medium term monetization potential in an idea.

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

Cons

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Cons

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