Akamai·Software Engineer

Akamai Software Engineer interview experience

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BengaluruPosted Jul 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I was contacted by HR after they found my profile on a job site, and the role was for SSE in a DevOps area.

The interview was scheduled very quickly—just four days after I showed interest—and there was an odd gap in sequencing: they mentioned a coding test should’ve happened first, but due to some confusion they ended up scheduling the interview before any coding test.

During the interview, the interviewer knew their domain well, but the questioning felt like it expected a very specific answer in mind with little room for alternative correct approaches. That happened repeatedly: even when my response was logically correct, it didn’t match the preferred phrasing they seemed to want, and the vibe

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