Hop on a train, that probably won't stop. The work ain't hard. You can do nothing for weeks and everything will still be okay.
Boooooring. Old tech (well, it does work as expected), but career wise - come if you want just to relax. don't expect much.
Does Akamai provide stock refreshers every year on top of existing stocks?. I am going to join as SSE 2. Typically how much refreshers will be grant every year? I am going to join in Bangalore India #engineering #software #stockoptions #stockrefreshers #akamai #akamaitech #akamaitechnologies #caree...Read more
Bought some Akamai stock , Thought CDN would have tremendous growth in the future, but the risk is DIY efforts from giants like FB, Microsoft
What does it take to get promoted from SE-II to Senior SE at Akamai and other companies in general? Also, what kind of hike or stock options accompany the promotion? MS in CS (graduated 2017) YOE: 2.5 SE-II TC: 125K base, no stocks. Not in Bay Area.
Hello team .. looking for perspective on what would be a better choice to make. Please also share reasons in comments: #1 P5 at VMware for the marketplace team #2 L6 at Amazon Lab126 for a device team The total comp for both these roles is pretty much even. VMware has a higher cash component and ...Read more
I have 3 offers (I work in machine learning algo design as a principal DS in a startup, 7 years exp + PhD) Amazon L5 - 300k TC (they're low balling - should ideally give L6, they came up with a story that they need external L6 hire to be better than 50% of all L6 in amazon) Intuit staff data scien...Read more
Software Engineer II - 125K base, 10% bonus, no stock YOE: 3yrs Location: Akamai HQ in Cambridge, MA. Being promoted to Sr. SE-I in the next few weeks due to my contributions in designing, programming and leading key aspects of the project which were very well received. I was chosen over a few Sr....Read more
Tc is roughly 170k base 15% bonus and 50k stock. About 250k. Hard to predict stock at Akamai since refreshers are on a 3 year cycle instead of 4 (equity curve more loaded toward the shorter term) and refreshers can wildly swing up and down year to year. My refreshers have averaged 40k but I have re...Read more
Got downleveled to L5 after L6 SDET interview and the recruiter just asked me what you were expecting for l6 and I said around 310K . The recruiter got back to me and said they can do that. I have a meeting with recruiter in which they will give me a formal offer. Some questions, please answer if ...Read more
I have a good thing going and feel like my managers are acknowledging my potential. Might become a lead in another year or two. I am a high performer and always feel like I should be paid more than now as I deliver a lot more than expected which constantly benefits the team, products & delights cust...Read more
Received an offer from Akamai, and need some info regarding: 1) Performance Bonus: The HR told the bonus would be in the form of shares at the end of the appraisal cycle. Q) Are the share units received at the end of the appraisal cycle vested ? Can they be sold off immediately on the date of rece...Read more