Solid opportunities if you can deal with the stress - Senior Technical Support Engineer Akamai Employee Review

2.0
Nov 5, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Company is still a brand name that others respect, stable work environment, decent amount of time off if you can take it, relatively good health plans, work is often interesting and engaging

Cons

Pressure-cooker environment, toxic internal politics, no true vacations (expect to be available 24/7/365), constant downward cost pressure creates a constantly increasing workload, poor documentation of proprietary systems despite their age, 'family/personal-life friendly' atmosphere does not extend uniformly to all departments, pay trends toward lower range of the spectrum unless you leave and come back

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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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