I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Akamai (Bengaluru) in Feb 2022
Interview
4 Technical interviews in batch of 1 + 3
1. Web technologies in depth
2. Coding/Scripting - Basic level
3. Linux & Networking - In depth
4. System Design & Troubleshooting - in depth
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. How the internet works, linux basics
2. Basic coding questions
3. Web tech,OSI model, major protocols,port,TLS,HTTP
4. Troubleshooting scenarios, Basic High level system design
The interview process was pretty straightforward and It had 2 rounds of 1 hour. The question asked was also moderate to high level difficult. It was a smooth process overall.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview was focused on a lot of linux question
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Akamai in Jul 2025
Interview
I got an initial call with the HR, then with the technical manager, a round in hackerrank (linux basic/intermediate, bash, python basic/intermediate programs, terraform basic). then a panel interview with 2 Network/Security engineers and 1 SRE it was almost an hour long asking networking, databases, scripting skills. then like 2 weeks after I got a reply from the HR
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A lot of linux questions, they expect intermediate/advanced Linux skills
