22 questions · from 5 interviews
Akamai interview questions
Every question candidates reported from their Akamai interviews, most frequently asked first. Each links to the write-up it came from, so you can see the round and how it went.
Akamai coding and DSA questions
- 01
Group Anagrams
Given an array of strings strs, group the anagrams together. You can return the answer in any order. An Anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once.
Medium · From Akamai SDE 2 interview experience
- 02
Kth Largest Element in an Array
Given an integer array nums and an integer k, return the kth largest element in the array. Note that it is the kth largest element in the sorted order, not the kth distinct element. Can you solve it without sorting?
Medium · From Akamai SDE 2 interview experience
- 03
Number of Subsequences That Satisfy the Given Sum Condition
You are given an array of integers nums and an integer target. Return the number of non-empty subsequences of nums such that the sum of the minimum and maximum element on it is less than or equal to target. Since the answer may be too large, return it modulo…
Medium · From Akamai SDE 2 interview experience
- 04
Minimum Number of Steps to Make Two Strings Anagram
You are given two strings of the same length s and t. In one step you can choose any character of t and replace it with another character. Return the minimum number of steps to make t an anagram of s. An Anagram of a string is a string that contains the same…
Medium · From Akamai SDE 2 interview experience
- 05
Max Consecutive Ones
Given a binary array nums, return the maximum number of consecutive 1's in the array.
Easy · From Akamai SDE 2 interview experience
- 06
Remove Stones to Minimize the Total
You are given a 0-indexed integer array piles where piles[i] represents the number of stones in the i -th pile, and an integer k . You are also given an integer k , which represents the number of operations you can perform. In one operation, you can choose…
Medium · From Akamai | SSE | Ghosted
- 07
Minimum Length Substring to Remove for Unique Characters
Given a string, find the minimum length substring that can be removed to make the remaining string have all unique characters (with freq. 1).
- 08
Filter Odd Numbers from Linked List
Given a linked list, return a new linked list containing only odd numbers. Input: 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 6 → 7 → 8 Output: 1 → 3 → 5 → 7
Easy · From Akamai Technical Interview Experience: What Every Developer Should Know
- 09
Next Greater Element
I was asked a Data Structures & Algorithms problem which I recognized as 'next greatest number'. I had previously solved this problem.
From Akamai Interview Experience | SDE2 | Remote | July 2025
- 10
Find minimum required chunks
You are given a function with parameters totalPackets (int) and uploadedChunks(array of pair of integers vector<vector<int,int>). The packets can be grouped into chunks. the size of each chunk increases with the power of 2. int minChunksRequired(int…
Akamai behavioural and HR questions
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Prior Work Experience
Inquiries about my prior work experience were also experience-based.
From Akamai Technical Interview Experience: What Every Developer Should Know
Akamai other questions
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HTTP vs HTTPS
What is the distinction between HTTP and HTTPS?
From Akamai Technical Interview Experience: What Every Developer Should Know
- 02
Application of HTTP Protocols
How are HTTP protocols applied in development?
From Akamai Technical Interview Experience: What Every Developer Should Know
- 03
JWT: Elements and Functions
What is JWT? What are its elements and functions?
From Akamai Technical Interview Experience: What Every Developer Should Know
- 04
Significance of JWT Signature
What is the significance of the JWT signature element?
From Akamai Technical Interview Experience: What Every Developer Should Know
- 05
Public and Private Keys in Token Signing
What is the function of public and private keys in token signing?
From Akamai Technical Interview Experience: What Every Developer Should Know
- 06
OAuth Token Functionality
What is OAuth token functionality?
From Akamai Technical Interview Experience: What Every Developer Should Know
- 07
Refresh Token vs Access Token
What is the distinction between a refresh token and an access token?
From Akamai Technical Interview Experience: What Every Developer Should Know
- 08
Deadlock: Semaphore vs Mutex
Discuss Deadlock: Semaphore vs. Mutex.
From Akamai Technical Interview Experience: What Every Developer Should Know
- 09
CAP Theorem and ACID Properties
Explain the CAP theorem and ACID properties.
From Akamai Technical Interview Experience: What Every Developer Should Know
- 10
CAP vs ACID Distinctions
What are the distinctions between CAP and ACID?
From Akamai Technical Interview Experience: What Every Developer Should Know
- 11
Phantom Read and Dirty Read Concepts
Explain the concepts of Phantom Read and Dirty Read.
From Akamai Technical Interview Experience: What Every Developer Should Know
Akamai interview questions FAQ
What questions are asked in Akamai interviews?
Candidates reported 22 distinct questions across 5 Akamai interviews. 10 coding and DSA questions, 1 behavioural and HR questions, 11 other questions.
How difficult are Akamai interview questions?
Of the questions candidates rated, 29% were easy, 71% medium and 0% hard.