Akamai·Software Engineer

Akamai Software Engineer interview experience

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BengaluruPosted Jul 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My experience wasn’t defined by the technical difficulty so much as by how the process stalled after I’d done well.

I cleared multiple technical steps, including programming rounds and an engineering director round, and I also completed a system design assignment. After that, the communication just went quiet—no clear next step, no updates—even though I kept trying to reach out.

The delay stretched for weeks and then months. I eventually got a message that I wasn’t selected, even though I had already invested a lot of time and had been told there would be follow-ups. The last part that really stuck with me was the lack of closure: after clearing the rounds, I didn’t receive timely results, and my

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