Dev QA Engineer Interview Experience - Cambridge, Massachusetts
February 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied online.
Had a phone interview with the recruiter.
This was followed by a phone interview with the hiring manager.
It was followed by five 1:1 onsite interviews.
Questions
Questions on Unix Commands, Unix file structure, coding questions (Remove duplicates from arrays), SQL questions on joins and aggregate functions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Akamai Technologies Dev QA Engineer role in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Akamai Technologies's interview process for their Dev QA Engineer roles in Cambridge, Massachusetts is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Akamai Technologies's Dev QA Engineer interview process in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Akamai Technologies Work Experiences
5.0
Great place to work!
Software Engineer(Internship) • Current Employee
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
August 6, 2018
Pros: Pleasant workplace.
Flexible work hours.
Good learning experience.
Good work-life balance.
Cons: The underlying technology is complex, and everybody knows and works in only a part of it. So, you won't get a complete idea of the working.
4.0
Great company and hopefully remaining so
Senior Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
May 15, 2023
Pros: At the forefront of network and security tech. Multiple organizations and opportunities to grow within one company. Most roles allowed to be fully remote. Excellent benefits. Ask about wellness days.
Cons: A lot of technical debt and essential knowledge buried in the heads of the longest-serving employees.
A newly emerging pattern of annual layoffs, even after revenue growth, to fine-tune each year's business spending.
4.0
Passionate Team, Lacking Benefits
Software Engineer(Internship) • Current Employee
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
January 24, 2020
Pros: The company is filled with so much talent, and everyone shows a lot of passion for the company mission.
Cons: It is a mid-size company, so benefits are lacking. There is also a lack of young engineers in the organization.
- 5.0Great place to work!Software Engineer(Internship) • Current EmployeeCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesAugust 6, 2018Pros: Pleasant workplace. Flexible work hours. Good learning experience. Good work-life balance.Cons: The underlying technology is complex, and everybody knows and works in only a part of it. So, you won't get a complete idea of the working.
- 4.0Great company and hopefully remaining soSenior Software Engineer II • Current EmployeeCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesMay 15, 2023Pros: At the forefront of network and security tech. Multiple organizations and opportunities to grow within one company. Most roles allowed to be fully remote. Excellent benefits. Ask about wellness days.Cons: A lot of technical debt and essential knowledge buried in the heads of the longest-serving employees. A newly emerging pattern of annual layoffs, even after revenue growth, to fine-tune each year's business spending.
- 4.0Passionate Team, Lacking BenefitsSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Current EmployeeCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesJanuary 24, 2020Pros: The company is filled with so much talent, and everyone shows a lot of passion for the company mission.Cons: It is a mid-size company, so benefits are lacking. There is also a lack of young engineers in the organization.
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