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      Akamai

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      Akamai Software Engineer reviews

      4.4

      99% would recommend to a friend

      (186 total reviews)
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      Tom Leighton

      99% approve of CEO

      77% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.7

      Work/Life balance

      4.6

      Culture & values

      4.5

      Compensation and benefits

      4.4

      Senior management

      4.4

      Career opportunities

      Software Engineer || employees have rated Akamai with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 186 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer || professionals have an excellent working experience there. Akamai is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer || professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      186 reviews
      1.0
      Apr 13, 2014

      Doesn't care about employees

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good location, nice benefits, good pay.

      Cons

      Management doesn't care and doesn't listen. There is verbal abuse that happens, but no one is willing to speak out because of a culture of fear that has crept in. I left because as a software engineer from MIT I had big ideas and wanted to go somewhere I thought I could make a big impact. Akamai turned out to not be much like they said it would when the aggressively recruited me.

      3.0
      Nov 19, 2013

      average

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      flexible hours, unlimited time off, long vacations, weekly tech talks, good salary and benefits

      Cons

      dated technology, not the most exciting projects

      4.0
      Oct 24, 2013

      Great place to work if you can get around the politics

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Amazing people to work with (however YMMV depending on the team). Direct managers are experienced and understanding people who get the need for proper work / life balance. Work assignments are interesting and challenging. Pay is generally higher than at other companies in the area. Additional compensation through RSU awards, bonuses, and ESPP make working at Akamai financially rewarding for great performance. Tom Leighton is awesome, smart, likable. He is fantastic for the job and really cares about the company and the people within it. Health Care / Dental / Vision Options are good. Not outstanding, but good. Deals with other companies allow for some decent discounts.

      Cons

      Politics are hard to overcome and can become frustrating. Meritocracy is sometimes overridden with politics - this is especially notable in groups where negative practices are ignored and promotions are illogically granted. The speed at which new technologies are accepted feels glacial at times. Politics can cause better techniques, policies, and software to get trashed simply because they scare those who don't want change.

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