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 (101) , 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 at Moscow and SPB" ((in 157 reviews)); "and a great team" ((in 134 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 125 reviews)); "Great culture and a lot of smart people" ((in 100 reviews)); "Good benefits and there are very interesting task" ((in 66 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 344 reviews)); "Bad work life balance here" ((in 72 reviews)); "Bad management and company focus that prevent from progress" ((in 68 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 29 reviews)); "No work and life balance" ((in 24 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

(2,494 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 2,494 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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2K reviews

4.0

Oct 30, 2024

Yandex is not a cake anymore

Software developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Big name, big projects - Community of smart people around - Care about employees

Cons

- No RSU anymore - Hard to grow - Loss of transparency

5.0

Oct 29, 2024

Great

Customer service representative

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunities, nice employees, adorable bonuses. You can work remote.

Cons

Work schedule, the office far from the center

5.0

Oct 28, 2024

A good company with great bonuses

Golang developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

There are a lot of additional pleasant bonuses in the form of support from the company: insurance, community, support for initiatives, hobbies and a good atmosphere

Cons

everything depends very much on the team, because I have friends who have extremely negative experiences related to this company. It often happens in corporations

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