Akamai reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(3,472 total reviews)
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Tom Leighton

91% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Akamai has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,472 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Akamai employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
Aug 2, 2025

Dysfunctional and reactive

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home, some big company perks like RSUs

Cons

Entire org is very reactive so Marketing is following that as a strategy as well. Leadership seems extremely nervous about revenue and strategic direction, jumping and changing course whenever Cloudflare does something. CEO doesnt seem to listen to his team and just tells people what to do, stock is stagnant and morale is terrible. In Marketing the Leadership is out of touch with reality or burying their heads in the sand. Lack of clear direction and what teams actually do and how they work together. If anyone voices a concern or shows a problem they're labeled a trouble maker and exiled. A culture of favoritism and bullying has now emerged with leaders and HR protecting middle managers who are openly bullying staff members and are not producing actual results. People are scared to speak up for fear of retaliation as HR is not a trusted resource and just assist in management cover ups of issues.

4.0
Aug 1, 2025

Amazing place to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing work culture Great top leadership Employee Benefits & Work life Balance

Cons

Middle layer management sucks Too much politics by veterans

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