Is Akamai a good company to work for as a Network Engineer?

Network Engineer professionals working at Akamai have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 24 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Akamai employees being 4.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Network Engineer jobs at Akamai now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Network Engineer interview questions at Akamai .

Does Akamai pay Network Engineer employees well?

Network Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Akamai with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 24 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Network Engineer salaries and benefits at Akamai .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Akamai?

Software Engineer (181) , Senior Software Engineer (167) , Solutions Architect (77) , Software Engineer II (54) , Security Architect (45) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II (44) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (42) , Solutions Engineer (38) , Technical Project Manager (37) , Technical Support Engineer (35) , Manager (34) , Technical Solutions Engineer (34) , Program Manager (32) , Director (28) , Cloud Support Engineer (25)

What are the pros of working at Akamai according to real employee reviews?

"Good Work life balance and permanent work from home" ((in 459 reviews)); "Good benefits and the company gets across the message that they care about their employees." ((in 266 reviews)); "Good work culture and people" ((in 186 reviews)); "Good pay and stock options" ((in 129 reviews)); "Best place and Very comfortable." ((in 115 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Akamai according to real employee reviews?

"I learned from the bad manager what to avoid when one day I manage people." ((in 64 reviews)); "They have very frequent layoffs." ((in 32 reviews)); "quality talents have already left due to poor leadership." ((in 31 reviews)); "No clear career path, bad middle management, office politics, junior people with lot of attitude" ((in 19 reviews)); "No training provided and a lot of lies during the interview." ((in 19 reviews))

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4.5

99% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)

Tom Leighton

100% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.8

Culture and values

4.4

Diversity and inclusion

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Career opportunities

3.9

Senior management

Network Engineer employees have rated Akamai with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Network Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Akamai is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Network Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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24 reviews

5.0

28 Nov 2025

Good WLB

Network engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great work life balance, decent pay

Cons

Annual hikes can be better

5.0

21 May 2025

Good

Network engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good Company to work for

Cons

None so far I have found

4.0

9 May 2025

Good Company

Network engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

People are supportive. Fair pay.

Cons

Might get into comfort zone.

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