Good tech, ambitious plans, too much big-company overhead
Good tech, ambitious plans, too much big-company overhead
Lots of interesting projects. Moving into cloud is a big plus and a lot of fun. The company has high, world-wide impact.
Too much corporate big-company stuff has moved into everything. "Developer productivity" is a pain point for engineering.
Pay more attention to engineers, less to program managers and product architects.
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Akamai Technologies Interview Experiences
Senior Principal Software Engineer
I have worked here before, but these particular interviewers did not know me at all. This was for a quite senior engineer position, though the questions felt like they could/would be asked of anyone. Note that it was senior but not management. Overa
Site Reliability Engineer
Onsite interview. 6 rounds. The first round is with HR. The remaining 5 rounds are with team leaders and members. I waited for 1 month and then received a response from HR that there was no offer.
Systems Software Engineer
Four coding meetings and two others with Hiring Managers. Hiring managers would ask behavioral questions and about projects. They would also like you to describe the product of your current work. The technical interview will include only a whiteboard
Senior Principal Software Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United StatesJune 1, 2018I have worked here before, but these particular interviewers did not know me at all. This was for a quite senior engineer position, though the questions felt like they could/would be asked of anyone. Note that it was senior but not management. Overa
Site Reliability Engineer
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesMay 1, 2017Onsite interview. 6 rounds. The first round is with HR. The remaining 5 rounds are with team leaders and members. I waited for 1 month and then received a response from HR that there was no offer.
Systems Software Engineer
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesApril 1, 2015Four coding meetings and two others with Hiring Managers. Hiring managers would ask behavioral questions and about projects. They would also like you to describe the product of your current work. The technical interview will include only a whiteboard
