Does Yandex pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Yandex employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Yandex. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Yandex?

76% of Yandex employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Yandex 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Yandex?

Software Engineer (265) , Software Developer (108) , Senior Software Engineer (100) , Project Manager (93) , Product Manager (87) , Frontend Developer (77) , Analyst (51) , Team Leader (36) , Backend Developer (31) , Front End Developer (29) , Senior Product Manager (28) , Data Scientist (24) , Machine Learning Engineer (22) , Software Engineer(Internship) (21) , Team Lead (21)

What are the pros of working at Yandex according to real employee reviews?

"Good office + internal ecosystem (tools)" ((in 160 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 134 reviews)); "and a great team" ((in 130 reviews)); "Great culture and a lot of smart people" ((in 112 reviews)); "Good benefits and there are very interesting task" ((in 67 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Yandex according to real employee reviews?

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 331 reviews)); "Bad work life balance here" ((in 73 reviews)); "Bad management and company focus that prevent from progress" ((in 69 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 31 reviews)); "No career opportunities in Accounting Center" ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Yandex layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Yandex layoffs and their outlook for job security at Yandex in 2026.

Yandex reviews

4.1

76% would recommend to a friend

(2,493 total reviews)

Arkady Volozh

86% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Yandex has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,493 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Yandex employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0

Dec 2, 2024

Failed commitments

Customer support manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive salary, regular evaluation, major tech company in Russia

Cons

New processes and rules can be enforced while still being half-baked. No one cares about work-life balance.

4.0

Dec 2, 2024

Cool people, too much managers/leads/head of Leeds etc

Analyst

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool office, insurance, people, benefits

Cons

Poor life-working balance, stressful system of work tracking. You must ran to stay on the same position

3.0

Nov 29, 2024

Rise & Fall of Yandex

Analyst developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

* Good benefits (insurance, food in the office, etc) * Informal atmosphere, no excessive bureaucracy * Business trips * Real impact on ML / DL advances, cool products on the edge of technolodgy

Cons

* Salaries below average on market * No payment rises proportionate to one's contribution, ridiculous +2% salary rise per year with above average performance * Overwork

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