Started with a recruiter call, then the Hiring Manager, a Technical and a Non-technical interview, overall process took more than 2 months and 4 interviews. All the interviews went good, and the technical one is also some kind of straight forward.

1st phone call by 1st HR, 2 other phone calls by 2nd HR to follow up with salary negotiation. In between 2 video interviews with Whiteboard presentation for technical assessment.

I took the interview in August 2018 at San Jose office. I applied online and I got a call from HR and she quickly moved me to interview with the Hiring manager. The questions were pretty run-of-the-mill questions: why Akamai? why you? why now? why this role? Next was the technical interview over the phone and the question was as told by others: whats HTTP? can you explain DNS process? etc etc..standard very predictable questions. Next came the onsite interview. This was the horrible part. its was 4 rounds of 1:1 interaction and then 1 hr of presentation. HR sent me an email saying the topic provided has to be minimum for 45 mins. In 1:1, 1st round, a TPM asked me a question where do you get your ideas from? When I said I get the idea from the improvisations that we think in our daily activities. He said it's the process of getting an idea, But where do you actually get?. I don't know if he wanted me to explain the human brain's grey matter working. Next, the hiring manager enters the room while the interview is going on and not even introduce himself. He just walks in and sits and starts typing. That was too creepy. When the interviewer completed, he just walked off the room. I had to ask if I can stay in the room or move to another room. he said the next meeting is already started and the manager is here. The manager just jumped to asking the questions one after another. He didn't give me a chance to ask my questions at all. His last question was when can I join and he needs people ASAP. Lastly, HR called up after 3 days with an offer and the offer was less than 100K. She had a fixed number and said the hiring manager has given her this number, absurd?!!. I felt there is no pay and have to deal with such a rude manager who doesn't have the basic meeting room manners. Who wants to deal with workplace depression! In summary, It was looking like a circus with a ringmaster and all others are animals acting according to his whip. Enjoy the horror show when you get there.