Akamai Software Engineer interviews, decoded.

It was a 4-round process, all technical. They asked complete DS and algo questions. Design patterns, puzzles, and architecture designs are a must if you are going through this. They asked everything about my previous projects and told me to explain the complete architecture of that.

First, I had a phone screen where they asked me about myself, my best project, and computer network fundamentals. Specifically, we discussed the protocol stack, focusing on the transport layer, and the differences between TCP and UDP. If you pass that, you move to an onsite interview which has 4 rounds that test algorithms and writing tests for code.

I got contacted by a recruiter directly via phone for a resume screen. Then there were 7 rounds in total, each at least 1 hour long. The first was a phone call, the second and third were on Skype. The fourth, fifth, and sixth were in person at their office. The final round was with the Engineering Manager over Skype.