Akamai Employee Reviews
Out of 128 Akamai employee reviews, 77% were positive. The remaining 23% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Akamai improve their work culture. The Operations team, with 100% positive reviews, reports the best experience at Akamai compared to all other departments at the company. The Engineering team offered the most constructive feedback, with 64% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
Review from Sales Dept
What do you like best about the leadership team?
Perfect and Smart people and direct
Very open group of people
its nice thanks to the team
Their ability to alleviate pressure
Supportive, accessible, smart, and committed.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Provide proper training... please update Akamai University content
There is very little leading from the leadership team. Corporate strategy and mission do not translate in a concrete way to work tasks. Honest appraisal is lacking, all communications from leadership are relentlessly optimistic. Nothing ever goes wrong per those at the top.
Review from Engineering Dept
Think something else but money
Review from Sales Dept
More agility. Listen to engineering ranks more.
Review from Engineering Dept
What is the best part about your compensation package?
Transparent and clearly discussed in the meetings
stocks, pf, salary and health benfits
Commissions. Base and benefits can be perhaps reconsidered given the rise of commodities and overall macro trends
Review from Sales Dept
wellness days, good salary, flexibility and remote option
Review from Sales Dept
Benefits like Medical Insurance, Cab facilities, Free food, Allowances
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
A more competitive base salary compared to other companies within the sector
Lack of growth opportunities and very slow to promote, very little to no RSUs, expected to know a lot / do a lot and the salary is lower than average (for comparable positions at comparable companies).
More growth opportunities and better pay scale
Pay for you contribution to the stakeholders
Review from Sales Dept
Generally I do feel valued and compensated appropriately, but I wish the equity for employees was a little higher.
What are some of the best things about your team?
Great talent and collaborative people.
they are so cool ans helpful
Ability to support, collaborate and have fun whilst working hard
They have one Akamai spirit and we strive to achieve a common goal of making our region one of the fastest growing region
Review from Sales Dept
They're really engaged. Customers are first to them too.
Review from Sales Dept
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Due to the entire organizational structure and hierarchy changing quite literally 3 or more times a year as the numerous unannounced mini-layoffs create extreme vacancies, many of your associates look for ways to "make themselves look good" which translates to completely unproductive attention grabs
They don't share thier knowledge to new bee to grow and learn ..too much micro management by mentor and manager..They don't co- oprate at all. To much politics within team and biased behaviour.
Akamai is a very competitive environment. Most coworkers are insecure in their positions and relentless seek to undermine colleagues.
Review from Engineering Dept
Show some interest on what they are doing
Review from Sales Dept
company is very slow to make decisions and not many people take ownership of key decisions - simple processes are made extremely complicated -
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
The entire culture is fake. There is almost zero sincerity in anything about Akamai. It's all for PR.
company itself and the employee benefits
Thanks very much and done
The flexibility we have been offered is one of the best
Akamai is employee centric organisation where we have a flex based model implemented and employees concerns are top priority for management
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
There is no communication or leadership. Plans are not communicated. There is zero opportunity to work with colleagues on something that is not directly billable to a customer. No team collaboration or group learning.
Review from Engineering Dept
For remote workers, the draconian travel policy. The company is concentrated in Cambridge, MA, but if you are remote, you are never allowed to travel there, ever, per the travel policy.
Review from Sales Dept
More efficient, faster decisions, dont wait for the competition to come and eat your lunch
What did you like most about the interview process?
Quite fair and I am provided with sufficient feedback on the spot
Review from Sales Dept
They were patient and made me comfortable
Learnings and discussion and greetings
Getting to present to the whole team (that i would be working with)
Met people across teams and product lines for wider perspective
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
It is up to the manager to decide the number of steps involved in the interview. HR should provide them more guidance
Should have made by professionals
Review from Sales Dept
What makes you most happy at work?
Freedom to explore and develop things
flexible work times and wfh
Achieving and surpassing my targets
Good work culture and great team
The confidence and trust of the leadership
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
Higher management please grow up and trust employee..not only manager comment.
Akamai is still leveraging its original idea from two decades ago. It is becoming commoditized and Akamai has no ability to innovate or create new products.
Review from Engineering Dept
Can't. The company should go a deep reorganisation process
Review from Sales Dept
There is no innovation, in general it is poorly managed, and there is no responsibility or accountability for overall strategy across verticals. Improvement would be greater investment in original development, more and more empowered managers, and an office focused on cross-company strategy.
Review from Sales Dept
What do you like best about your company?
great work-life balance
Review from Engineering Dept
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
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