After applying online, I was contacted by Akamai's internal recruiter, who did a basic check of my background to see if it fit the job description. I was contacted then a week later for an additional phone interview by a Service Line Manager, and again the following week by another Service Line Manager from the west coast.

At that point, I was asked to come on site for an in-person interview. This interview was about 5 hours and was with about 6 different people. This ranged from meeting with who would later become my direct report supervisor, a Senior Sales Manager, a Practice Manager, two other senior solutions engineers, and an account executive who would be paired with whomever was selected for the role.

This interview helped give me great insight into the culture of the company and helped me realize how many smart people there actually were at all levels of the organization. The number of people who had been there for 7+ years was a great indication that people were happy with the company and not just there for a few years before moving onto the next "big thing".

At the end of the week, I was contacted again by my future supervisor, who had a few additional questions for me. At the end of the conversation, the supervisor indicated he was interested in moving forward with me and began salary discussions. After asking my requirements, he said they would make an offer, and he did not want to go through multiple rounds of negotiation, as he felt I would be happy with it.

Later that day, I was contacted by HR, who gave me verbal details of the offer and indicated they would overnight the official offer letter the next business day. The offer exceeded my original requirements, and then some.

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