Is Akamai a good company to work for as a Software Engineer II?

Software Engineer II professionals working at Akamai have rated their employer with 4.6 out of 5 stars in 56 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 Engineer II Jobs at Akamai now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer II interview questions at Akamai .

Does Akamai pay Software Engineer II employees well?

Software Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Akamai with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 56 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer 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 (46) , 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 466 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 269 reviews)); "Great work culture and people" ((in 203 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 113 reviews)); "2. Good management" ((in 104 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)); "Frequent cut backs and layoffs" ((in 35 reviews)); "Middle management is lacking experience" ((in 19 reviews)); "No training provided and a lot of lies during the interview." ((in 16 reviews)); "Endless office politics." ((in 11 reviews))

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Akamai Software Engineer II reviews

4.6

99% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

Tom Leighton

99% approve of CEO

96% positive business outlook

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4.9

Culture & values

4.9

Diversity & inclusion

4.8

Work/Life balance

4.8

Senior management

4.4

Compensation and benefits

4.0

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Software Engineer II employees have rated Akamai with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer II professionals have an excellent working experience there. Akamai is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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56 reviews

5.0

Jan 30, 2026

Best Place

Software engineer ii

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very Good Work Culture Good Compensation

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No Con As Such Good Place

4.0

Nov 12, 2025

No direction

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home, Good WLB

Cons

Compensation, No direction in leadership

5.0

Oct 19, 2025

Life at Akamai

Software engineer ii

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work Culture, Management, work life balance, Remote Work

Cons

Salary , Other Benifits and Less Projects

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