Culture had turned toxic over the last years - Staff Software Engineer LinkedIn Employee Review

1.0
Apr 17, 2026
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Pros

Free food which used to be great, now it is mediocre Good benefits

Cons

The company is constantly trying to pressure and squeeze engineers with unrealistic deadlines that they don't have a say in. Employee satisfaction scores have been low and sinking for years but the company is not acting to improve the experience for engineers. If anything it feels like the opposite. Stack ranking Expectations change retroactively at the end of the performance review cycle Engineering productivity is strictly measured with metrics that have been proven to be poor indicators of actual productivity, like PR counts and now also AI usage. The bar is constantly rising while pay is decreasing (less stock grants)

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5.0
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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

LinkedIn has a strong engineering culture, smart and supportive teammates, and meaningful product impact at a large scale. I have had opportunities to work on complex systems, collaborate with experienced engineers, and learn from cross-functional partners across product, design, data, and infrastructure. The benefits, flexibility, and internal learning resources are also strong.

Cons

Because the organization is large, decision-making can sometimes be slow, and priorities may shift before projects fully mature. Promotion expectations can feel different across teams, and the number of meetings can make it harder to protect deep-focus engineering time. Cross-team ownership is not always as clear as it could be.

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