Excellent workplace, with smart and dedicated people - Software Engineer Akamai Employee Review

5.0
17 Aug 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Excellent technical teams and a very strong product. - Competitive salary and benefits. - Strong sense of public mission and providing technology to society

Cons

- When I last observed, the company was somewhat slow to update older software. There was significant technical debt in areas such as build systems and server set-up/configuration.

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5.0
10 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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
25 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good place to work and good benefits

Cons

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

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