SRE DevOps Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Akamai with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SRE DevOps Engineer roles take an average of 4 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Akamai overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Akamai as a SRE DevOps Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Akamai (Hyderābād) in Apr 2025
Interview
good interview just attempted first round then got rejection even though it was just a behavioral round. Next round would be hackerrank round and then manageral round. just prepare for the behavioral round first.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How you would you manage a team?
Have you ever been in situation where you had to take decision against your manage?
The Akamai interview process typically begins with a recruiter screening to assess your background and role fit. This is followed by one or more technical interviews, which may include coding challenges, system design questions, and problem-solving scenarios. You’ll also face behavioral interviews to evaluate communication, collaboration, and alignment with Akamai’s values.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
kubernetes, docker, linux internals, python and golang
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Akamai in Nov 2023
Interview
Only asked questions about networking and Linux ...there was no interest to ask about other concepts like git, Jenkins kubernetes or any other devops took.... The interview was lengthy and questions were on deep linux concepts