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      Software Engineer Intern Interview

      10 Apr 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Akamai in Mar 2025

      Interview

      I had three interviews in total. Everyone was very friendly. First two were about discussing resume and behavioral questions. The last one was a live HackerRank. Total process took about a week.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Explain one of the projects on your resume.
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      Other Software Engineer Intern interview reviews for Akamai

      Software Engineer Intern Interview

      15 Mar 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through university. I interviewed at Akamai in Mar 2026

      Interview

      It was an on-campus drive that started with a short Pre-Placement Talk (PPT), followed by an Online Assessment. The assessment consisted of MCQs from domains such as Machine Learning, Operating Systems, Computer Networks, and Database Management Systems. In addition, there was an Object-Oriented Programming design question that involved implementing addition of two vectors, along with two SQL queries. The shortlist for interviews was released on the same day, and I was selected for the interview round which took place the next day. Candidates were divided into three lists, and each list of students were asked to prepare specific topics beforehand. The topics assigned to me included SQL, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD), Data Structures and Algorithms, and concepts from Linux, Docker, DevOps, and Jenkins. The interviewer was friendly and easy-going. The interview covered questions from multiple areas including DSA, projects, OOP concepts, Linux commands, Docker basics, and Computer Networks fundamentals. Overall, the interview was relatively short, possibly because I was the last candidate scheduled for that panel.

      Interview questions [10]

      Question 1

      Give an example of LIFO and FIFO data structures and give technical use-cases of these data structures (for example, stack which is a LIFO data structure can be used to implement Undo feature).
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      Question 2

      What are IP Addresses and DNS?
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      Question 3

      What are containers? (Docker Basics)
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      Question 4

      What do you mean by polymorphism?
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      Question 5

      List out the Linux commands you are aware of.
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      Question 6

      What is Authentication and Authorization and how have you implemented it in your project?
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      Question 7

      What were the challenges you faced while working on this project?
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      Question 8

      Why did you choose MongoDB for your project?
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      Question 9

      What was the tech stack used for the backend?
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      Question 10

      What was the tech stack used for the frontend?
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      Intern - Software Engineer Interview

      30 Apr 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Boston, MA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Akamai (Boston, MA) in Mar 2024

      Interview

      Basic introduction, Move on to a scenario question regarding system security and what I would do. Question about customer service Question me on Network Programming (Layer of networking OSI model, TCP/IP, etc..) Lastly, any questions for the interviewer

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Which layer is HTTP request in OSI model?
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