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

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Akamai have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 169 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Akamai employees being 4.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Akamai now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Akamai .

Does Akamai pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Akamai with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 169 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Akamai.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Akamai?

82% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Akamai would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 3% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Akamai with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Akamai?

Software Engineer (182) , Senior Software Engineer (168) , Solutions Architect (77) , Software Engineer II (54) , Security Architect (46) , 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 for employees and leaders" ((in 472 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 261 reviews)); "Great work culture and people" ((in 194 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 115 reviews)); "2. Good management" ((in 105 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 66 reviews)); "Frequent cut backs and layoffs" ((in 32 reviews)); "Middle management is lacking experience" ((in 18 reviews)); "Upper management and leadership are largely directionless and uncommunicative." ((in 13 reviews)); "HR is highly incapable of doing anything, they openly support harassment of employees" ((in 6 reviews))

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Akamai Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.9

82% would recommend to a friend

(169 total reviews)

Tom Leighton

91% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Akamai with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 169 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Akamai is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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169 reviews

5.0

Jul 21, 2025

Great culture

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work life balance - Option to work from home - Good colleagues

Cons

None that I can think of

5.0

Jul 15, 2025

Great work life balance

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance and benefits

Cons

slow and steady growth, but overall good tech stack

4.0

Jun 25, 2025

senior software engineer

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

has great work life balance

Cons

not much growth opportunity and pay scale is avg.

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