Is Akamai a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Akamai have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 184 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 Software Developer Jobs at Akamai now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Akamai .

Does Akamai pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Akamai with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 184 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 11.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer 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 for employees and leaders" ((in 470 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 264 reviews)); "Good pedigree and work culture" ((in 187 reviews)); "Good pay and stock options" ((in 125 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 113 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 65 reviews)); "quality talents have already left due to poor leadership." ((in 36 reviews)); "Frequent Org change or layoffs" ((in 33 reviews)); "Middle management is lacking experience" ((in 18 reviews)); "HR is highly incapable of doing anything, they openly support harassment of employees" ((in 6 reviews))

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Akamai Software Developer reviews

4.4

99% would recommend to a friend

(184 total reviews)

Tom Leighton

99% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Culture & values

4.7

Diversity & inclusion

4.7

Work/Life balance

4.5

Senior management

4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.5

Career opportunities

Software Developer employees have rated Akamai with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 184 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Akamai is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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184 reviews

5.0

Aug 26, 2025

Good WLB and Culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The culture and wlb is great.

Cons

Pay is not that high.

3.0

Aug 24, 2025

Used to be good company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work from home option is available

Cons

Management direction is not great. Politics is played by management.

5.0

Aug 6, 2025

Great place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home Great work life balance

Cons

Not enough growth Slow increments

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