Akamai·Software Engineer

Akamai Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Sep 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process took a bit longer than I expected.

One time it stretched to around 25 days from the interview to hearing back about an offer decision, and the main reason it didn’t feel chaotic was that HR kept things moving and made scheduling smooth.

Technically, it started with an early online test: a timed coding assessment where I had to solve problems like hash map and collections-style questions in about fifty minutes. After that, the onsite phase ran in a structured schedule with multiple rounds, including coding and a behavioral component. In one round, I noticed they were strict about timing—each part had its own slot, and I had

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