I applied through other source. I interviewed at Akamai (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Jul 2026
Interview
Applied by website,Interview with HR, after hiring manager after this they gosted and never come back. Interview via application like zoom of Cisco. Pretty much standard process. Bi they at least can send reject mail.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tel about yourself,Asked about python, celery, what would be if celery stuck or fail, also design rate limiter(seems I failed because didn't asked more questions about it and rushed to give solution), tell me about interesting problem you had at work how did you solved it
I had a phone call with HR and then a zoom interview where i was asked to describe one of my projects, and then implement some well-known algorithms in python
Implement smart pointers in C++ within a C++ development editor in front of the interviewer. Initially explain the difference between unique pointer, shared pointer and weak pointer. Explain your code and make sure the logic is right and compiles.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Akamai with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 50 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Akamai overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Akamai as a Software Engineer according to 50 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 16%
Skills test: 10%
Personality test: 6%
Background check: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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