Does Akamai pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Akamai employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Akamai. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Akamai?

86% of Akamai employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Akamai 4.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.4 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Akamai?

Senior Software Engineer (7) , Software Engineer (7) , Cloud Support Engineer (3) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (3) , Software Engineer II (3) , Solutions Architect (3) , Account Manager (2) , Major Account Executive (2) , Program Manager (2) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (2) , Security Architect (2) , Software Engineer -2 (2) , Technical Program Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Akamai according to real employee reviews?

"People are great" ((in 14 reviews)); "good work life balance provided by the company" ((in 11 reviews)); "Good culture" ((in 8 reviews)); "Pay is good." ((in 4 reviews)); "Collaborative team, good benefits, open work culture, fully remote, getting there technology wise" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Akamai according to real employee reviews?

"poor management, silos, didn't seem like marketing was valued" ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Akamai redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Akamai redundancy and their outlook for job security at Akamai in 2026.

Akamai Reviews

4.3

86% would recommend to a friend

(97 total reviews)

67% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (97 reviews)

Akamai has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 97 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there.

Reviews by job title

97 reviews

5.0

23 Apr 2024

Fantastic people, management and leaders

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Technology best of class People are great Processes make things easy to get things done

Cons

I cannot that there are any cons

3.0

8 Apr 2024

Lacks Stability

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great work Culture, Flexibile working hours and environment

Cons

Trying to win market share amidst heavy competition from Hyperscalers. In a stage of taking bets in the industry that may or may not pay off in the long term.

3.0

21 May 2026

Good benefits and remote work, but poor management

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Collaborative team, good benefits, open work culture, fully remote, getting there technology wise

Cons

Bad management, no growth, salary is average, too many vertical layers, bad management

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