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Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Akamai Technologies for 2 years
January 22, 2022
Cambridge, Massachusetts
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Pros:

  • Competitive wages
  • Work-life balance
  • "Making life better for billions of people billions of times a day"
  • Smart, kind co-workers
  • Lots of women and minorities, valued for their work, not some corporate buzzword diversity
Cons

Cons:

  • Lots of technical debt.
  • Change is slow.
Advice to Management

Look at error budgets. Teams that make fewer mistakes (i.e., keep in budget) get less paperwork.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
5.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
4.0

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