Akamai·Solutions Engineer

Akamai Solutions Engineer interview experience

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IndiaPosted Apr 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through an interview process that leaned heavily into web and networking fundamentals, and it shaped my expectations fast.

My technical conversations spent time on basics like DNS, HTTPS, TLS, and even some security-oriented concepts, and I also saw questions that felt closer to CCNA-level networking knowledge than pure software theory. The managerial part of the day was more general and human—questions about interests and what I liked doing, plus some scenario-style prompts about how I’d think and respond.

For the earlier stages, I encountered screening that mixed networking and Linux concepts too. In one flow, the first touchpoint was a round on HackerRank with a small set of programming questions plus a

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