Overall good place, could improve in some areas - Software Engineer Akamai Employee Review

4.0
Oct 4, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Work from Home policy. If your job title is @flex, you can essentially work from home for life. Offices are also decent if you want to work from an office. 2. Interaction with many smart people. 3. Your work has a huge impact on the worlds internet 4. Decent employee perks

Cons

1. Some systems are incredibly ancient and a pain to interact with 2. No formal structure on how engineering teams should function, each team acts like their own small company. 3. Bureaucracy among teams (ex. tickets take a long time to get resolved)

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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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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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