Akamai Reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(3,474 total reviews)
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Tom Leighton

91% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Akamai has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,474 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Akamai employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
5.0
3 June 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great work, life, balance - Smart co-workers - Competitive renumeration - Solid culture & values - 100% remote (depending on role) - Diverse range of products/technologies

Cons

- Lack of agility - Monolithic code approach - Poor product strategy (or decent product managers) - For a global company they're too heavily focused on the US market - Variable salary component paid in RSU's

5.0
2 July 2024

Great place

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good team and benefits at the company

Cons

Can’t think of anything. Can get a bit stressful

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