Interviewed for C++ heavy position in a core group at Akamai. First, I received a LinkedIn inquiry from an outside recruiter, then a phone call. Then, a phone conversation with an inside recruiter, including salary expectations. Next was a phone interview with the hiring manager, which was mostly conversational. I had an onsite interview the following week. I met the hiring manager in-person and chatted about general topics. The next three one-hour sessions had two engineers each, covering coding, design, and brain teasers. All questions were very straightforward. The engineers kept the interviews moving nicely by asking questions and providing suggestions. Surprisingly, there were no HR-style soft questions, which was great. Finally, I had an hour-long discussion with a different hiring manager. Everyone was friendly and professional. Great company.

I won't reveal the actual coding question, but it is one of the easy ones in CTCI.