The interview process was pretty straightforward and It had 2 rounds of 1 hour. The question asked was also moderate to high level difficult. It was a smooth process overall.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview was focused on a lot of linux question
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Akamai in Jul 2025
Interview
I got an initial call with the HR, then with the technical manager, a round in hackerrank (linux basic/intermediate, bash, python basic/intermediate programs, terraform basic). then a panel interview with 2 Network/Security engineers and 1 SRE it was almost an hour long asking networking, databases, scripting skills. then like 2 weeks after I got a reply from the HR
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A lot of linux questions, they expect intermediate/advanced Linux skills
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Akamai (Bengaluru) in Feb 2022
Interview
4 Technical interviews in batch of 1 + 3
1. Web technologies in depth
2. Coding/Scripting - Basic level
3. Linux & Networking - In depth
4. System Design & Troubleshooting - in depth
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. How the internet works, linux basics
2. Basic coding questions
3. Web tech,OSI model, major protocols,port,TLS,HTTP
4. Troubleshooting scenarios, Basic High level system design