Is Akamai a good company to work for as a Software Engineer (Software Developer II)?

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals working at Akamai have rated their employer with 4.6 out of 5 stars in 55 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Akamai employees being 4.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer (Software Developer II) jobs at Akamai now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer (Software Developer II) interview questions at Akamai .

Does Akamai pay Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees well?

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Akamai with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 55 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 9.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer (Software Developer II) salaries at Akamai.

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Software Engineer (181) , Senior Software Engineer (167) , Solutions Architect (77) , Software Engineer II (54) , Security Architect (45) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) II (44) , Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) (42) , Solutions Engineer (38) , Technical Project Manager (37) , Technical Support Engineer (35) , Manager (34) , Technical Solutions Engineer (34) , Program Manager (32) , Director (28) , Cloud Support Engineer (26)

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Akamai Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

4.6

99% would recommend to a friend

(55 total reviews)

Tom Leighton

99% approve of CEO

96% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees have rated Akamai with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 55 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals have an excellent working experience there. Akamai is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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55 reviews

5.0

30 Jan 2026

Best Place

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Very Good Work Culture Good Compensation

Cons

No Con As Such Good Place

4.0

12 Nov 2025

No direction

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work from home, Good WLB

Cons

Compensation, No direction in leadership

5.0

19 Oct 2025

Life at Akamai

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work Culture, Management, work life balance, Remote Work

Cons

Salary , Other Benifits and Less Projects

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