Is Akamai a good company to work for as a Senior Development Engineer In Test II?

Senior Development Engineer In Test II professionals working at Akamai have rated their employer with 4.6 out of 5 stars in 117 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 Senior Development Engineer In Test II Jobs at Akamai now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Development Engineer In Test II interview questions at Akamai .

Does Akamai pay Senior Development Engineer In Test II employees well?

Senior Development Engineer In Test II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Akamai with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 117 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Development Engineer In Test II salaries at Akamai.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Akamai?

Software Engineer (182) , Senior Software Engineer (168) , 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 (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 and permanent work from home" ((in 470 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 262 reviews)); "Great work culture and people" ((in 197 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 114 reviews)); "2. Good management" ((in 111 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)); "quality talents have already left due to poor leadership." ((in 35 reviews)); "Frequent cut backs and layoffs" ((in 32 reviews)); "Middle management is lacking experience" ((in 18 reviews)); "No training provided and a lot of lies during the interview." ((in 15 reviews))

Akamai Senior Development Engineer In Test II reviews

4.6

98% would recommend to a friend

(117 total reviews)

Tom Leighton

100% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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Senior Development Engineer In Test II employees have rated Akamai with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 117 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Development Engineer In Test II professionals have an excellent working experience there. Akamai is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Development Engineer In Test II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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117 reviews

4.0

Mar 25, 2025

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Senior software development engineer in test

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent Pay Decent Work life balance

Cons

No perks outside of salary

4.0

Mar 11, 2025

Great Place to Work with Supportive Culture

Software development engineer in test (sdet) ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work-life balance with flexible working hours. Permanant WFH. Supportive and collaborative team environment. Competitive salary and benefits package, Not in the level of Faang but decent. Opportunities for career growth and professional development.

Cons

Workload can be high at times, especially during peak periods, Highly dependent on team. Communication between departments could be improved.

3.0

Feb 27, 2025

Good Place to work

Software development engineer in test (sdet) ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

WLB is good Permanent wfh Good Benefits

Cons

Frequent layoffs - laid off around 5% people in 2024(laid off twice in one year)

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