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      Senior Solutions Architect Interview

      9 Aug 2010
      Anonymous interview candidate
      New York, NY

      Other Senior Solutions Architect interview reviews for Akamai

      Sr. Solutions Architect Interview

      21 Mar 2026
      Anonymous employee
      San Pedro, San Jose
      Accepted offer
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Akamai (New York, NY) in Jun 2010

      Interview

      I had a first interview with HR which was pretty straightforward followed by another interview with a Sr Solutions Architect. I may have been somewhat rusty from not having interviewed anywhere in a while but I found him difficult to read. He will ask a question and then allow me to finish speaking and then say "okay" and move on to the next question. There was no follow-up. Maybe being a phone interview its a bit difficult to get a conversation going but it just didn't seem to go well. Also, I was quite thrown for a loop by questions like "What is the internet". In the end it turned out not to be a good fit for me or for the company so if you're going to interview for this position, know that you need to have a sales-person type of personality because that is what they are looking for.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How will you explain to someone who is not tech savvy, what Akamai does?
      1 Answer
      1
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Akamai (San Pedro, San Jose) in Jan 2022

      Interview

      It's a three step process, first meeting with HR, then hiring Manager and finally a panel of mid - senior peers evaluating technical questions on how is your experience supporting customers and difficult processes.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      HTTP, DNS, MTLS, Certificates and customer experience.
      Answer question

      Senior Solutions Architect Interview

      12 Mar 2021
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Akamai

      Interview

      Whiteboard problems in group interview style after an interview on the phone with a recruiter then with the HR manager. The rest was 2 rounds of group interviews, the final one being 4 interviewers.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How does DNS work - explain.
      Answer question

      Senior Solutions Architect Interview

      26 May 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Bengaluru
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Akamai (Bengaluru) in May 2016

      Interview

      HR Screening:- You would be ask about the your current role and whether you understood the Job Description and are you okay to go ahead. Manager Round(1st Technical Round):- You would be questioned on your current projects. Also the manager would try to know how well did you understand about the JD and are you okay to works in Shift. They will also ask you questions where in you had actually implemented a solution to check your situation handling capacity. Plus few technical questions on HTTP and Internet technologies. Presentation Round(2nd Round):- Once you clear the 1st Tech round you would be asked to give a presentation on either HTTP or DNS. Make sure you prepare the presentation by your on w/o using any available PPT on google. They will ask you questions in the answer you give, so make sure you're through with the concepts. Try to keep less then 20 slides since they ask questions on each slide and you'll just have 1 hour to wrap everything. I choose HTTP. Needless to say you should be fluent in English which would work in your favor while giving the Presentation and even if you don't know the answer put a smile on your face an give an attempt to ans it rather then passing it. Logical Reasoning(3rd Round):- You would be give 2 puzzles to solve which are relatively simple. I got 3 Bulbs in a room and crossing the river puzzle which you can google easily on google. Plus you would also be give 2 situation based scenarios to see your approach. Day as SA(4th Round):- Panel would walk you through the work they do on daily basic. This is more of you listening and the interviewer telling you so make sure you're attentive. Senior Manager Round(5th Round):- Again Some questions on yourself and why Akamai and why SA profile be confident and answer honestly. Make sure you don't ask stupid things like is there onsite opportunity and stuff. HR Round(6th Round):- Salary Discussion and questions related to yours previous companies and why did you left them. Plus HR would give a brief on benefits available in Akamai Hearing and Email Writing Test(English)(7th Round):- This is something like IELTS. If you're good in English you don't need to be afraid of this one. If you take my opinion this was very easy if your hear everything properly.
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