Is Akamai a good company to work for as a Software Engineer (Software Developer II)?

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals working at Akamai have rated their employer with 4.6 out of 5 stars in 55 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Akamai employees being 4.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer (Software Developer II) Jobs at Akamai now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer (Software Developer II) interview questions at Akamai .

Does Akamai pay Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees well?

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Akamai with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 55 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer (Software Developer II) salaries and benefits at Akamai .

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 474 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 259 reviews)); "Good work culture and people" ((in 182 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 114 reviews)); "2. Good management" ((in 104 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 65 reviews)); "Frequent cut backs and layoffs" ((in 36 reviews)); "quality talents have already left due to poor leadership." ((in 35 reviews)); "Middle management is lacking experience" ((in 17 reviews)); "No training provided and a lot of lies during the interview." ((in 16 reviews))

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Akamai Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

4.6

99% would recommend to a friend

(55 total reviews)

Tom Leighton

99% approve of CEO

96% positive business outlook

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4.9

Culture & values

4.9

Diversity & inclusion

4.8

Work/Life balance

4.8

Senior management

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees have rated Akamai with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 55 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals have an excellent working experience there. Akamai is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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55 reviews

4.0

Aug 22, 2025

Good place to chill

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Decent pay with less work 2. Great people/management 3. Decent perks ( office cab, food at office, other small small perks) 4. 15% discounted stock buying option 5. Remote work culture ( I don't encourage this, for me this is very boring, but it varies from person to person based on their needs )

Cons

1. U gain minimal skills. 2. slow growth and slow promotions and minimal hike.

4.0

Aug 10, 2025

Great Place to Work

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Great Work Life Balance - Interesting problems to work on

Cons

- Not a typical rapid growth company

5.0

Aug 4, 2025

Awesome workplace

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging work Great team and manager You learn new-things everyday.

Cons

Share price keeps falling or is stagnant, so RSUs are not growing much in the long term.

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