Bright minds blocked by middle management - Senior Performance Engineer Akamai Employee Review

4.0
Oct 11, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

In the right team, ideas spread and get realized Performance gets rewarded (mostly via benefits) Akamai's social engagement is outstanding Persistent market leader for a long time (if you count that as a 'pro') A fast pace of consumer technology adaptation

Cons

Individual performer culture (rather than teams) The trend to acquire innovation rather than inventing/developing Very different quality of "middle management" education and leadership skills Poor culture of relationship-building in remotely cooperating teams No (effective) career management, difficult to change job within the company

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5.0
Jul 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work Life Balance Rewarding Work and Responsibilities Quality Benefits Stock Options & Compensation are competitive Continuing Education Reimbursement Diversity of the community

Cons

Akamai is still learning to grow into the enterprise-level organization it strives to be. There are no major cons to share in effort to discourage someone from applying, but like most jobs, few are perfect.

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