Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
November 7, 2018
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Got a phone screen after applying at a school career fair. The phone screen lasted like 20 minutes. They asked me typical interview questions, like, 'What was your most challenging project?' etc.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Akamai Technologies Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Akamai Technologies's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive75%
Neutral13%
Negative13%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Akamai Technologies's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
Akamai Technologies Work Experiences
3.0
Great base, but RSUs are intermittent
Prinicple Software Engineer • Current Employee
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
November 16, 2022
Pros: Great base pay at Akamai.
Cons: Bonus and RSUs are intermittent.
4.0
A very good and memorable experience
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
July 15, 2019
Pros: 1. Well-worded technology people.
2. Good work with latest technologies.
3. Very good perks and good compensation.
4. Very good and complex domain.
Cons: Very frequent layoffs as the company is going through a business paradigm shift from CDN to cloud security. Other than this, nothing much.
5.0
Good work-life balance, amazing people, good pay
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
February 5, 2025
Pros: It has pros like:
* Very good work-life balance.
* Supporting teammates and manager.
* High-impact projects.
* Good pay.
* Transparent management decisions.
Cons: Can't think of any troubling cons.
- 3.0Great base, but RSUs are intermittentPrinicple Software Engineer • Current EmployeeCambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesNovember 16, 2022Pros: Great base pay at Akamai.Cons: Bonus and RSUs are intermittent.
- 4.0A very good and memorable experienceSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJuly 15, 2019Pros: 1. Well-worded technology people. 2. Good work with latest technologies. 3. Very good perks and good compensation. 4. Very good and complex domain.Cons: Very frequent layoffs as the company is going through a business paradigm shift from CDN to cloud security. Other than this, nothing much.
- 5.0Good work-life balance, amazing people, good paySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaFebruary 5, 2025Pros: It has pros like: * Very good work-life balance. * Supporting teammates and manager. * High-impact projects. * Good pay. * Transparent management decisions.Cons: Can't think of any troubling cons.
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