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 466 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 261 reviews)); "Good pedigree and work culture" ((in 188 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 116 reviews)); "2. Good management" ((in 102 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 62 reviews)); "Frequent cut backs and layoffs" ((in 38 reviews)); "quality talents have already left due to poor leadership." ((in 35 reviews)); "No clear career path, bad middle management, office politics, junior people with lot of attitude" ((in 18 reviews)); "No training provided and a lot of lies during the interview." ((in 17 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

Mar 28, 2025

Great company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technology, people, culture, benefits, work life balance

Cons

Can't find any right now

4.0

Mar 17, 2025

Good place with great vibes

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance, full flex with working from home, very nice office

Cons

Average salary compared to market, old brand

4.0

Mar 11, 2025

Pretty good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fully remote Good work-life balance Interesting projects Good benefit package

Cons

Unclear career growth path Technical debt Poor communication between teams

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