Software Developer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Akamai with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer Intern roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 3 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 Software Developer Intern according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 67%
Skills test: 33%
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I applied through university. I interviewed at Akamai in Mar 2026
Interview
It was an on-campus drive that started with a short Pre-Placement Talk (PPT), followed by an Online Assessment. The assessment consisted of MCQs from domains such as Machine Learning, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, and Database Management Systems. In addition, there was an Object-Oriented Programming design question that involved implementing addition of two vectors, along with two SQL queries. The shortlist for interviews was released on the same day, and I was selected for the interview round which took place the next day. Candidates were divided into three lists, and each list of students were asked to prepare specific topics beforehand. The topics assigned to me included SQL, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD), Data Structures and Algorithms, and concepts from Linux, Docker, DevOps, and Jenkins.
The interviewer was friendly and easy-going. The interview covered questions from multiple areas including DSA, projects, OOP concepts, Linux commands, Docker basics, and Computer Networks fundamentals.
Overall, the interview was relatively short, possibly because I was the last candidate scheduled for that panel.
Interview questions [10]
Question 1
Give an example of LIFO and FIFO data structures and give technical use-cases of these data structures (for example, stack which is a LIFO data structure can be used to implement Undo feature).
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Akamai in Mar 2025
Interview
I had three interviews in total. Everyone was very friendly. First two were about discussing resume and behavioral questions. The last one was a live HackerRank. Total process took about a week.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Akamai (Kraków) in Jan 2021
Interview
good but pretty hard interview for an internship role need knowledge of technologies rather than programming languages, people know how to get information and use for validation a checklist ok