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) (43) , 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 465 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 257 reviews)); "Good work culture and ethics" ((in 193 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 113 reviews)); "2. Good management" ((in 101 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 64 reviews)); "Frequent cut backs and layoffs" ((in 31 reviews)); "Middle management is lacking experience" ((in 19 reviews)); "No training provided and a lot of lies during the interview." ((in 19 reviews)); "Upper management and leadership are largely directionless and uncommunicative." ((in 13 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

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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

3.0

Jun 5, 2012

A good place to work at

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The salary, increments and perks on offer are pretty awesome. Exposure to new technologies is an added advantage.

Cons

The amount of flexibility required is very high, not everybody can be available in odd hours

5.0

Jul 19, 2010

Developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work, quality perks, and intellectual freedom to collaborate with some of the best developers in the industry.

Cons

The ramp up time is massive for a new developer.

3.0

Jan 14, 2009

A great yin and yang

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people, world-class engineers, the technology... Incredibly challenging. The breadth of technology you work with is impressive. You don't get to do this sort of thing anywhere else in the world. You get to deal with top-notch customers. You get to do things that no one has done before at a scale that no one has attempted before. The career growth opportunities are pretty good.

Cons

Staggering lack of communication, lack of discipline, architecture support is weak, tactical management is mediocre, though strategic management is pretty good, much, much emphasis placed on (short-term) financial performance of the company as opposed to long-term investment and growth. Not much emphasis on professional development and training. They don't want to spend the money. Much lip-service paid, but little results.

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