I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Akamai (Toronto, ON) in May 2021
Interview
4 interview rounds:
1st round was the Human Resources round. Where they check your communication skills.
Standard questions - Why Akamai, how did you know Akamai.
Followed my Project Management Interview with the reporting manager.
Technical Interview with Solution Architect
Panel Interview - with Reporting manager, technical project manager, solution architect, a security consultant.
Case study was given - to explain CDN and Cloud Technologies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Thorough understanding of DNS, CDN, HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, Caching, Cache-Control, Headers, Client Management, Customer Engagement, team handling.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Akamai (New York, NY) in Aug 2020
Interview
4 rounds
1HR - about self - explains the process - sets expectation - TECHNICAL QUESTIONS - DNS, HTTP/S, HTTPS METHODS(get,put....), DDOS, TCP/UDP.
2 Hiring Manager - About self, How did you hear about the company? - Tell me what happens when you type www.abc.com on the browser? DNS flow! - Tell me about your experience with difficult customers.
3 Team head /Mentor - Tech and Behavioral - Tradeoffs of using the cloud? Drawbacks? what do you do in your free time? describe your relationship with your fellow workmates?
4 Presentation - Scenario-based - 1 hour - Question-based on what you present and how you handle the interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
ECHNICAL QUESTIONS - DNS, HTTP/S, HTTPS METHODS(get,put....), DDOS, TCP/UDP.
ell me what happens when you type www.abc.com on the browser? DNS flow
digg command
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Akamai in Apr 2016
Interview
First contact from recruiter in early March to ask if I was still interested in the role. Second contact in early May to setup a phone interview with the hiring manager for the following week.
I sent a thank you email and a follow-up email to the recruiter (unable to get the hiring manager's email address). The recruiter replied that the role was still open and that a decision had not been made.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
How would you integrate with the team and the Akamai culture?
