I applied through an employee referral. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Akamai (Bengaluru) in Nov 2016
Interview
I got a call from the HR Team in November after being referred by a friend. Akamai is known to hire the best talent and the interview process is long so they get to know everything about you.
The Process is as follow:
1. First, a call from HR team asking basic questions about you and some technical questions. This will be your Soft Skills Screening and they will dig into your resume. Prepare your resume properly.
2. Then will be your technical screening with the hiring managers. They will ask about your resume and focusing on if you fit the profile or not. It's a telephonic round and they might ask you some basic technical questions related to DNS, HTTP etc.
3. Third, will be your telephonic technical round of interview on the topic provided by the HR. Probably HTTP, HTTPS, and DNS. This round can go for 2 hours. They will ask some scenario based questions and some theoretical questions. Be prepared for the counter questions as well.
4. Fourth, will be a presentation round in front of a panel. A topic will be given to you and you should prepare for the worst in this round. Be prepared well for this round. This is the round that will decide if you're in or out. It will be challenging, so prepare hard.
5. Next is the discussion with the Senior manager.
6. And last is the HR round.
Interview was medium level and mostly focused on web technologies like DNS, HTTPS, TLS, Cyber Security, CCNA basics. The managerial round was general with basic questions such as work interests, hobbies some scenario based questions. Overall if you have good grasp on basics on web technologies then it's easy to crack the interview with good communication skills and a strong body language.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What happens in the backend in terms of DNS when you hit www.google.com on browser
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Application
I applied through university. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Akamai (Bengaluru) in Aug 2020
Interview
The interview process along with the online test was done virtually due to the current pandemic situation, but the entire process was very smooth and structured. There were 3 rounds of interviews - Technical, Management, and HR.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Akamai (Bengaluru) in Nov 2019
Interview
I had applied for Akamai and recruiter called me and scheduled first technical round ( telephonic), followed by Manager round ( telephonic) and director round face to face.
Hiring process is quite challenging