Is Akamai a good company to work for?

Akamai has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 3,825 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 89% of employees would recommend working at Akamai to a friend and 75% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Akamai have been left by employees working as Intern , Solutions Architect and Senior Manager .

Does Akamai pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Akamai employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Akamai. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Akamai?

89% of Akamai employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Akamai 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Akamai?

Software Engineer (182) , Senior Software Engineer (167) , Solutions Architect (77) , Software Engineer II (54) , Security Architect (45) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II (44) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (42) , 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 and permanent work from home" ((in 457 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 252 reviews)); "Great work culture and people" ((in 188 reviews)); "Good pay and stock options" ((in 143 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 115 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 62 reviews)); "quality talents have already left due to poor leadership." ((in 34 reviews)); "Frequent cut backs and layoffs" ((in 30 reviews)); "Middle management is lacking experience" ((in 16 reviews)); "No training provided and a lot of lies during the interview." ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about Akamai layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Akamai layoffs and their outlook for job security at Akamai in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Akamai locations?

Cambridge , Boston , Santa Clara , Atlanta , Fort Lauderdale , New York , San Mateo , San Francisco , Denver , San Jose , Reston , Los Angeles , San Diego , Washington , Dallas , Chicago , Seattle , Portland , Miami , Jersey City , Sterling , Austin , Hollywood , Park City , Arlington , Ashburn , Fairfax , Warrenton , Goodyear , Ann Arbor

Akamai reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(3,474 total reviews)

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 3,474 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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5.0

Feb 23, 2025

Good Company

Software development engineer in test (sdet) senior

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

WLB is good Work culture is good

Cons

Less pay less apriciation and team support

2.0

Feb 23, 2025

Sinking Ship

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fully remote work is a shining light in an industry where many companies (google, amazon, twitter) are actively trying to harm people with outdated and meaningless return to office policies. Most employees are friendly and easy to work with.

Cons

Senior leadership is failing spectacularly. Executives have been attempting to pivot Akamai's business model; not only have they been failing, but they have been punishing employees along the way. Cash bonuses were eliminated and changed to stock-based, and all executive decisions have crashed the stock price - significantly slashing bonuses. On top of that, the C-suite is basically eliminating merit increases under the guise of 'investing in the company'. Unfortunately, they don't realize the company is the people, and all these short-sighted decisions are causing long-term damage.

5.0

Feb 22, 2025

Review

Senior lead revenue accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the best company to work, employee friendly, work from home and good comp and benefits

Cons

I cannot think of any cons at the moment

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