Struggling with Identity Recently - Senior Engineering Manager Akamai Employee Review

2.0
13 Oct 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation and work life balance are generous. Additionally, there are some really smart people that (used to) work here that it is a true pleasure to learn from.

Cons

In the past couple of years, it seems Akamai is really struggling with its identity and how to manage the company when revenue is shifting from CDN to security products. ReOrgs are becoming all too common where resources are shifted around while at the same time there is an overwhelming lack of accountability in the “middle management” layer making it very painful for individual teams as priorities constantly thrash.

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5.0
10 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Genuinely collaborative culture with talented, supportive colleagues across sales, marketing, and technical teams. * Strong work-life balance and flexibility compared to many companies in the cybersecurity industry. * Meaningful products and technology with a strong reputation in the market. * Employees are trusted to own their work without excessive micromanagement. * Good benefits and a people-first culture that generally prioritizes employee well-being.

Cons

As a large organization, decision-making can sometimes be slow and require alignment across multiple stakeholders. * Organizational changes and shifting priorities occasionally create uncertainty. * Cross-functional processes can be complex, which can impact speed of execution.

4.0
25 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good place to work and good benefits

Cons

Managers are pretty terrible, they don’t have clear goals

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