Is Akamai a good company to work for?

Akamai has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 3,815 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 90% of employees would recommend working at Akamai to a friend and 74% 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 decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Akamai?

90% 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 (181) , 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 (35) , Manager (34) , Technical Solutions Engineer (34) , Program Manager (32) , Director (28) , Cloud Support Engineer (25)

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

"Good work life balance for employees and leaders" ((in 469 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 258 reviews)); "Great work culture and people" ((in 191 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 113 reviews)); "2. Good management" ((in 108 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 63 reviews)); "Frequent Org change or layoffs" ((in 37 reviews)); "quality talents have already left due to poor leadership." ((in 33 reviews)); "Middle management is lacking experience" ((in 20 reviews)); "Upper management and leadership are largely directionless and uncommunicative." ((in 13 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 Akamai locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Denver , San Jose , Washington , San Francisco , Reston , Atlanta , Fort Lauderdale , New York , Seattle , Dallas

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4.3

90% would recommend to a friend

(3,467 total reviews)

Tom Leighton

91% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

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4.5

Work/Life balance

4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

Akamai has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,467 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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4.0

Jun 30, 2009

Decent place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Smart and very talented set of people Close to MIT campus, Easy to get into the academia vibration Pay is decent

Cons

Office space is cluttered. Technical Support service is very slow . Feels like a typical 8 to 5 desk job for a developer position (but extends well into nights ... at times)

5.0

May 22, 2009

Great Company and a solid employer.

Account executive

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly motivated and intelligent people that are committed.

Cons

There are no obvious downsides to Akamai.

4.0

May 11, 2009

Good place to work

Software qa engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

1. A good technology company with prospects for future growth. 2. I have seen considerable growth in the past few years. 3. Benefits package has improved quite a bit in the past few years. 4. Decent work-life balance, except during production issues. 5. Strong top-level management, and talent pool.

Cons

1. The stock price has taken a beating, but I hope it will recover when the market rebounds. 2. Work-from-home is discouraged a bit. This may not apply to all the groups though. 3. Fast-paced environment and limited opportunities for training and learning new skills outside the group. 4. As for any service company, production issues need at most attention, and can be demanding.

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