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Updated 20 Dec 2024

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

60 minutes. Questions related to OS, DBMS MCQs.

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical questions related to DSA.
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General HR questions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared for coding LC medium in interview setting.

Top Akamai Technologies Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. There are 12 balls which are identical in size and appearance but one is an odd weight (could be light or heavy). Find it in minimum number of weighings using a balance
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Q1. Bridge and torch problem : Four people come to a river in the night. There is a narrow bridge, but it can only hold two people at a time. They have one torch and, because it's night, the torch has to be used when crossing the bridge. Person... read more
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Sep 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Phone interview 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Networking, SQL and python basics
  • Q2. Difference b/w UDP, TCP Linux commands Python basics in dict,tuple
  • Ans. 

    UDP is connectionless, faster but less reliable. TCP is connection-oriented, slower but more reliable. Linux commands are used for system management. Python basics include dict and tuple data structures.

    • UDP is connectionless and does not guarantee delivery of data packets.

    • TCP is connection-oriented and ensures reliable delivery of data packets.

    • Linux commands like ls, cd, mkdir are used for system management.

    • Python dict...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Akamai Technologies Software Engineer II interview:
  • DSA
  • Netrworking
  • Python
  • SQL
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare thorough on DSA questions such as linked list, trees.

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Q1. There are fifteen horses and a racing track that can run five horses at a time. You have to figure out the top 3 horses out of those and you don't have any timer machine to measure. How will you find the top 3 horses?
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I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in May 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. 2 technical interview rounds and 1 managerial round. 1st round of technical happened in hackerank with 5 coding questions and networking related questions. 2nd technical was fully in resume based. DNS and ...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Python, networking, cloud topics are important.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Class imbalance
  • Q2. Auditing concepts
  • Q3. Classification problems
  • Q4. Python, excel and SQL

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Q1. What is the difference between logistic and linear regression?
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 Software Development Engineer II

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I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Dec 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. If I open www.google.com, explain what goes on in the background.
  • Ans. Explain the process from the scratch. DNS, TCP, SSL, and HTTP requests to google.com. The browser makes a DNS connection to get the IP address (explain the full process, recursive query), makes a TCP connection to the IP address (explain the handshake). Then since google is on HTTPS, a TLS handshake happens (Explain the full flow). Then, an HTTP GET request is made by the browser to fetch the page.
  • Answered by Md. Tahseen khan
  • Q2. Few differences between HTTP 1.0 and 1.1. You may want to check HTTP2 as well.
  • Ans. 

    HTTP 1.1 introduced persistent connections, chunked transfer encoding, and improved caching.

    • HTTP 1.1 allows multiple requests over a single connection

    • HTTP 1.1 supports chunked transfer encoding for better handling of large data

    • HTTP 1.1 introduced improved caching mechanisms

    • HTTP 2.0 uses binary framing instead of text-based framing in HTTP 1.x

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Read about caching headers thoroughly and their differences. Like the difference between no-store and no-cache.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be thorough with HTTP, DNS and SSL

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Project Lead Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 11 Oct 2020

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. What challenges are you facing during this Covid times as all of your resources are working remotely and how do you handle these challenges

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Q1. PowerBuilder 1. How to build app in one click? 2. How to read data from web page? 3. Have you used any PDF tools 4. How to save data from datawindow to XML 5. How to read mail from Outlook 6. How you migrate to new version.net SQL 1. Perfor... read more
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I was interviewed in Jan 2017.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Mostly about your work profile & projects worked a Telephonic round
  • Q2. Generic round
  • Q3. Questions about couple of puzzles, tricky ones

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Presentation Round
Experience: Presenting on topics like DNS/HTTP to panel for about an hour
Tips: Focus on basics and present it with configdence

Round: Role Explinatiom
Experience: One of the Solutions Architect explains about the roles and responsibilities along with day to day activities

Round: Managerial Round
Experience: Previous experience and willingness to work in night shifts

Round: English test
Experience: Listening and writing a mail to client for a scenario- not difficult

Solution Architect Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Difference Between classic folder and Modern folder?
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I was interviewed before May 2016.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Manager Interview

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: A topic was provided prior to the interview. I had to prepare a presentation on the topic given. There was a panel of judges who asked questions based on my presentation.
Tips: Prepare well as the panel is very strict about the technical details.

Round: Puzzle Interview
Experience: general puzzles to check problem solving capabilities

Round: Other Interview
Experience: An interaction with the manager to clarify your questions

Round: HR Interview
Experience: General HR interview

Associate Solution Architect Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. How data is stored in snowflake
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Akamai Technologies Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Akamai Technologies interview for experienced candidates?
Akamai Technologies interview process for experienced candidates usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Akamai Technologies interview process for experienced candidates are Technical, Coding Test and Resume Shortlist.
How to prepare for Akamai Technologies interview for experienced candidates?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Akamai Technologies. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Akamai Technologies expect are Python, Linux, DNS, HTTP and Cloud.
What are the top questions asked in Akamai Technologies interview for experienced candidates?

Some of the top questions asked at the Akamai Technologies interview for experienced candidates -

  1. Validity of a string as a password , testing conce...read more
  2. Few differences between HTTP 1.0 and 1.1. You may want to check HTTP2 as we...read more
  3. Difference b/w UDP, TCP Linux commands Python basics in dict,tu...read more
How long is the Akamai Technologies interview process?

The duration of Akamai Technologies interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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Akamai Technologies Interview Process for Experienced

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Interview experience

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27%
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28% candidates got the interview through other sources.
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Akamai Technologies Reviews and Ratings

based on 365 reviews

4.4/5

Rating in categories

3.9

Skill development

4.4

Work-Life balance

4.1

Salary & Benefits

3.9

Job Security

4.4

Company culture

3.6

Promotions/Appraisal

4.1

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