Great people, Good work/life balance, poor technical leadership and engineer support - Principal Software Engineer Akamai Employee Review

3.0
Jul 14, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, great work/life balance. In terms of the type of companies who solve the kinds of problems that you'd solve at Akamai, the pay is remote class leading but it's still quite good.

Cons

Perhaps it's because there is a corporate raider on the board but it feels like the company can't execute on long term visions or invest in true innovation. Most things are focused on short term margins. There is also an inefficiency problem when it comes to iterating on software here which means anything substantive needs a longer runway to execute. This is compounded by the first problem. That is a problem in a space where they're currently being outpaced by nimbler companies. I'm very much concerned about where Akamai will be in 5-10 years. That's if it hasn't already been chopped up by the raiders on it's board.

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Genuinely collaborative culture with talented, supportive colleagues across sales, marketing, and technical teams. * Strong work-life balance and flexibility compared to many companies in the cybersecurity industry. * Meaningful products and technology with a strong reputation in the market. * Employees are trusted to own their work without excessive micromanagement. * Good benefits and a people-first culture that generally prioritizes employee well-being.

Cons

As a large organization, decision-making can sometimes be slow and require alignment across multiple stakeholders. * Organizational changes and shifting priorities occasionally create uncertainty. * Cross-functional processes can be complex, which can impact speed of execution.

4.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good place to work and good benefits

Cons

Managers are pretty terrible, they don’t have clear goals

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