Is Akamai a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer II?

Sr. Software Engineer II professionals working at Akamai have rated their employer with 4.6 out of 5 stars in 20 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 Sr. Software Engineer II Jobs at Akamai now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer II interview questions at Akamai .

Does Akamai pay Sr. Software Engineer II employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Akamai with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 20 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software 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 (45) , 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 and wfh" ((in 467 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 264 reviews)); "Great work culture and people" ((in 188 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 115 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)); "quality talents have already left due to poor leadership." ((in 32 reviews)); "Frequent Org change or layoffs" ((in 29 reviews)); "No training provided and a lot of lies during the interview." ((in 19 reviews)); "Middle management is lacking experience" ((in 18 reviews))

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Akamai Sr. Software Engineer II reviews

4.6

99% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)

Tom Leighton

100% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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5.0

Work/Life balance

4.8

Culture & values

4.8

Diversity & inclusion

4.7

Career opportunities

4.6

Senior management

4.2

Compensation and benefits

Sr. Software Engineer II employees have rated Akamai with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer II professionals have an excellent working experience there. Akamai is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Jul 29, 2025

Good So far

Senior software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good Learning curve 2. Good Worklife balance

Cons

1. Less salary hikes, get the max when you get in 2. Lack of visibility to the engineering level of what's going on or the amount of business that happens

5.0

Jun 2, 2025

Great place to work

Senior ii software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It has Great work life balance.

Cons

Salary structure needs to be changed

4.0

Apr 29, 2025

(Still) good company to stay in, but it is getting worse

Senior ii software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- employment stability - good work-life balance

Cons

- some systems are a bit outdated - internal politics are killing the great culture that used to be here

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