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      Akamai

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      Akamai reviews

      4.3

      89% would recommend to a friend

      (3,480 total reviews)
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      Tom Leighton

      91% approve of CEO

      75% positive business outlook

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      Akamai has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,480 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Akamai employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      3K reviews
      4.0
      Aug 27, 2014

      Good Place to work

      Solutions architect
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good Work environment,Good Package,Great learning growth

      Cons

      None, Akamai brand is not marketed well

      5.0
      Aug 21, 2014

      Perfect place to start your career!

      Applications software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company is very careful in hiring and hires only those who fit the Akamai Culture. This is one of the main reasons why we are able to gel well with most of the employees. The training is very engaging, useful and smooth. No unnecessary pressure. Every employee is encouraged to contribute with new ideas for the company to grow. The CEO is always available on call and email. This shows how levels of hierarchy have been bridged. The company provides door-to-door cab facility for all the employees which is very useful. Free food, Health Club membership and RSUs are among other attractive benefits.

      Cons

      Havent come across until now. The company needs to show that it is a pioneer and leader in the domain of internet optimisation and security. People should know that the most used sites like Facebook, Yahoo, Twitter, Apple are all powered by Akamai.

      3.0
      Aug 18, 2014

      Great technology & people, but little work-life balance

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The technology is great. The people are mostly great and smart. Compensation is pretty good and the benefits are nice. People are given a lot of autonomy and ability to do their job as they see fit - for the most part.

      Cons

      It can be difficult to move from one organization to another. Work-life balance is very difficult to achieve and/or maintain - 55+ hours per week is the norm and working remotely is frowned upon. I've experienced a lot of duplicate work, i.e. my management was doing a similar project as me, without letting me know - even though I was informing them of the work I was doing. At the end of the day, I spent many hours doing pointless projects.

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