Akamai·Software Engineer

Akamai Software Engineer interview experience

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CanadaPosted Aug 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My technical interviews weren’t just challenging—they were hard to respect in how they were run.

During an online session, I was asked basic OS, CN, and OOP questions along with a coding problem that felt like the sort of array question you’d see on sites like Geeks for Geeks. The coding time was only a small part of the session, and then I spent the rest of the interview answering basic CS fundamentals that didn’t really line up with the internship focus I’d applied for.

Separately, I ran into a hiring manager who was openly condescending. He cut me off while I was speaking, answered right after telling me I didn’t need to answer a question, and even brought up where I was originally

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