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Updated 5 Mar 2025

Akamai Technologies Senior Software Engineer Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Assignment 

Was asked to understand a project in python and translate it to NodeJS. This had to be done during the interview with you explaining you thought process through every step.

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Jul 2023. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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 - Coding Test 

Coding string related programming

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Hacker rank data structure linked list

Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System design high level
Round 5 - Coding Test 

Hacker rank data structure trees

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - They will ghost you even if you clear all round

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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Apr 2022. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

C, Data structure and networking

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technicall discussion on c and ds
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Another round of technical and cultural fit
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. CTC discussion mostly

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Focus on ds and networking questions
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

2 coding hacker rank questions

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Ds question on trees

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Refresh your dds algo skills and system design skills
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java basics , oops , spring
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Manger round basics behavior
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Mar 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Difference between structure and class
  • Ans. 

    Structure is a user-defined data type that groups related data members, while class is a blueprint for creating objects with data members and member functions.

    • Structure is a value type, while class is a reference type

    • Structure members are public by default, while class members are private by default

    • Structure does not support inheritance, while class supports inheritance

    • Example: struct Person { string name; int age; };

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. What is Pass by Value & pass by Reference
  • Ans. 

    Pass by value involves passing a copy of the actual value, while pass by reference involves passing a reference to the actual value.

    • Pass by value: actual value is copied and changes made to the copy do not affect the original value

    • Pass by reference: reference to the actual value is passed, changes made to the reference affect the original value

    • Example: Pass by value - int x = 10; func(x); // x remains 10 after func cal...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Print ****** *** *

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well for both hands-on and theory questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before May 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Few Aptitude and behaviour MCQ questions followed by coding Test

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. 2 round of interview first technical, then managerial round. related with restfull API , CRUD Operations etc
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself, tell about your strength and weakness
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Apr 2023. There were 6 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why did you leave your last job? What is your expected compensation? When are you available to start?
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hiring manager, behavior, background, project
Round 4 - Coding Test 

Hackerrank
1. write a program to check if a patient has fever, based on measurement, degree, time to take a temperature

Round 5 - Coding Test 

Hackerrank
1. write a query to get total based on sector, but the column is varchar type, then order by

Round 6 - Coding Test 

Hackerrank
write a program for pharmacy and display information

Interview Preparation Tips

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

I applied via Walk-in and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Aptitude test was provided for 45 mins

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. OOPS, virtual, inheritance

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare aptitude very well.
Some questions like normal maths
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Jun 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself.

Akamai Technologies Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Akamai Technologies Senior Software Engineer interview?
Akamai Technologies interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Akamai Technologies interview process are Coding Test, Resume Shortlist and Technical.
How to prepare for Akamai Technologies Senior Software Engineer interview?
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, Cloud, HTTP and C++.

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