Good place to start your career - Senior Systems Engineer Akamai Employee Review

3.0
29 Aug 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. lots of things to work on 2. you work on everything from writing code to debugging issues on network 3. work life balance can be good depending on the team you work for

Cons

1. slow to catch on to emerging trends in software industry 2. most of the work is maintenance and monitoring with little 'new' work

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5.0
10 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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
25 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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