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 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))

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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

Ratings by category

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

5.0

Jul 10, 2025

Good pay and WLB

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good teammates, decent wlb and fun work

Cons

No crazy perks and stock has been flat

5.0

Jun 25, 2025

Awesome Work life balance, decent pay

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good fixed pay Interesting tech Wonderful team

Cons

Stock price doesn't improve so RSUs are worthless

4.0

Mar 20, 2025

great work life balance, good work

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great work life balance, good work

Cons

Hikes can be better and company stock is keeps swinging

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