Is Akamai a good company to work for as a Platform Operations Engineer II?

Platform Operations Engineer II professionals working at Akamai have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 15 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Akamai employees being 4.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Platform Operations Engineer II Jobs at Akamai now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Platform Operations Engineer II interview questions at Akamai .

Does Akamai pay Platform Operations Engineer II employees well?

Platform Operations Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Akamai with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 15 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Platform Operations Engineer II salaries at Akamai.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Akamai?

Software Engineer (182) , Senior Software Engineer (168) , Solutions Architect (77) , Software Engineer II (54) , Security Architect (46) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II (44) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (43) , Solutions Engineer (38) , Technical Project Manager (37) , Technical Support Engineer (36) , Manager (34) , Technical Solutions Engineer (34) , Program Manager (32) , Director (28) , Cloud Support Engineer (26)

What are the pros of working at Akamai according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance for employees and leaders" ((in 475 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 261 reviews)); "Good work culture and company values" ((in 200 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 113 reviews)); "2. Good management" ((in 110 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Akamai according to real employee reviews?

"I learned from the bad manager what to avoid when one day I manage people." ((in 66 reviews)); "Frequent cut backs and layoffs" ((in 35 reviews)); "Middle management is lacking experience" ((in 18 reviews)); "No training provided and a lot of lies during the interview." ((in 16 reviews)); "Upper management and leadership are largely directionless and uncommunicative." ((in 13 reviews))

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Akamai Platform Operations Engineer II reviews

3.8

100% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Tom Leighton

100% approve of CEO

100% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Career opportunities

Platform Operations Engineer II employees have rated Akamai with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Platform Operations Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Akamai is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Platform Operations Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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15 reviews

5.0

Oct 26, 2025

I’m loving it here

Platform engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team, benefits, and culture

Cons

I cannot think of any cons at this time

2.0

Jun 29, 2025

Good ethics

Platform engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home is the best part

Cons

Compensation is less compared to competitors

4.0

Jun 24, 2025

Good company

Platform engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Remote work, awesome employees, supportive management

Cons

None so far, everything looks good.

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