General review - Senior Systems Software Engineer Akamai Employee Review

4.0
Mar 30, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Company culture, Excellent work if you are in the right team, No politics, Performance speaks everything, great colleagues, decent non work related activities

Cons

Bad retention benefits, Bad award/reward program. No special rewards for people who complete 5 years and more. Bad salary to freshers. Salaries are good only if you stay for 3 or more years in the company.

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5.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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