I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Akamai (Cambridge, MA)
Interview
Was contacted by a recruiter. First phone interview where they asked Java core questions. Then phone interview with the hiring manager, he was pleasant and seemed to like my experience. In person interview was with 4 people. They asked technical and brain teasers. One guy put me on the spot several times. he didn't seem to like my answers even though they were reasonable.
Asked about stack implementation
Asked the light bulb question on 100 floors.
Then the response was they were looking for a principal engineer, Guys don't you read the resume???
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Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Akamai (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Nov 2025
Interview
Webex interview.
An hour and a half technical session with the team leader and another team member.
Most of the time, they talk about designing a system that you have experience with, asking questions about the design decisions, and asking you to draw a diagram of the system using Webex's annotation tools, which don't work properly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find an error in an obsolete and obscure Python method that you'll never use in 2025 - the error is regarding a low-level functionality of the CPython interpreter.