Akamai reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(3,473 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 3,473 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
5.0
Jun 4, 2025

Good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good and culture is also good

Cons

Nothing to complain much about, appraisal can be improved

5.0
Jun 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great work, life, balance - Smart co-workers - Competitive renumeration - Solid culture & values - 100% remote (depending on role) - Diverse range of products/technologies

Cons

- Lack of agility - Monolithic code approach - Poor product strategy (or decent product managers) - For a global company they're too heavily focused on the US market - Variable salary component paid in RSU's

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