Difficulty
Average
Candidate-reported interview insights
Akamai Network Engineer interviews, decoded.
Explore commonly reported questions, interview rounds, difficulty, duration, and candidate experiences for the Network Engineer role at Akamai.
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Interview overview
Average rounds
2.8
Average duration
~44 days
Difficulty and candidate experience
Interview difficulty
easy15.4%
average46.2%
difficult38.5%
Candidate experience
positive58.3%
negative25%
neutral16.7%
Candidate-reported interview process
The interview was around 3-4 hours, it was grueling and brainstorming; a wide variety of questions were asked which tested my knowledge of data structures, network topologies, & uses of switches and routers, What is a dos attack, what is the motto of Akamai, network players, puzzles, SQL, etc.
We kicked things off with a written test. It had 20 aptitude questions and 20 technical ones, covering networking, Unix, and some output questions. The aptitude part was pretty easy, just needed to be quick, and the 20 verbal questions were also a breeze.
The first stage involved both a technical and an aptitude written test. Both were tough. The technical part covered topics like computer communication networks (CCN) and SQL. The aptitude section included concepts such as time and distance, trains, seating arrangements, percentages, discounts, and logical reasoning.
Common Akamai Network Engineer interview questions
A focused selection of the most detailed candidate-submitted questions.
- 1
You work on a project with a colleague, he has task A, you have task B and your task cannot be finished without task A. Your colleague doesn't want to work and the deadline is tomorrow. What do you do?
- 2
Describe how TCP/IP and the ping command invoke different protocol levels to achieve their results.
- 3
What command line tools could you use to get information about a website's IP address?
- 4
What problems will you tell a pen to solve for your technical engineer?
Interview question formats
Technical55.6%
Behavioral25.9%
Coding14.8%
Presentation3.7%
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Interview information is based on candidate reports and may not represent the current official hiring process of Akamai.