Excellent place to work - Engineer In Enterprise IT Akamai Employee Review

4.0
Jun 1, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Incredibly smart and talented people surround you. The culture inspires you to try and do the impossible and with that comes a great deal of pride in your work. Excellent leadership at the top. Competitive pay and good benefits.

Cons

Lots of growing pains while greatly expanding over last 3-5 years. At times poor communication from middle management and even between different business units internally. Very thrifty company when it comes to some things, specifically depreciable assets (hardware) and IT engineering. This leads to an under-served lab/engineering base and IT infrastructure that does not live up to Akamai's need to exist on the bleeding edge.

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Genuinely collaborative culture with talented, supportive colleagues across sales, marketing, and technical teams. * Strong work-life balance and flexibility compared to many companies in the cybersecurity industry. * Meaningful products and technology with a strong reputation in the market. * Employees are trusted to own their work without excessive micromanagement. * Good benefits and a people-first culture that generally prioritizes employee well-being.

Cons

As a large organization, decision-making can sometimes be slow and require alignment across multiple stakeholders. * Organizational changes and shifting priorities occasionally create uncertainty. * Cross-functional processes can be complex, which can impact speed of execution.

4.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

It was great and my manager and mentor was great

Cons

Wasn't given the greatest project but I learned a lot

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