Interesting challenges, but not all it's cracked up to be
Interesting challenges, but not all it's cracked up to be
Interesting areas to work include CDN, Cloud, and Security.
Not a big fan of their corporate policy, which they invoke at will if they want to get rid of you. Lawyers will shove you out the door and not let you explain anything. Also, the ability to move up is limited, and the ability to work on private projects is a rare commodity. Their corporate spirit is contrived, pretending to have a startup mentality. Acquisitions of companies are sometimes not wise.
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Senior Software Engineer
Applied online and had a good co-op experience with one of the core engineering groups of the company. Three and a half years later, I decided to apply for a senior role, even though the company went through a series of layoffs and was really struggl
Senior Software Engineer
There were two interview tiers. The first one was a phone screen. I was asked questions about the basics of the internet and cybersecurity. The second tier was onsite. There were 5 interviews. The first was with the person who ultimately became my
Senior Software Engineer
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 inte
Senior Software Engineer
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesOctober 9, 2019Applied online and had a good co-op experience with one of the core engineering groups of the company. Three and a half years later, I decided to apply for a senior role, even though the company went through a series of layoffs and was really struggl
Senior Software Engineer
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesSeptember 1, 2017There were two interview tiers. The first one was a phone screen. I was asked questions about the basics of the internet and cybersecurity. The second tier was onsite. There were 5 interviews. The first was with the person who ultimately became my
Senior Software Engineer
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United StatesFebruary 1, 2017Interviewed 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 inte
