Does Yandex pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Yandex employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 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?

77% 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?

"Great people to work with" ((in 174 reviews)); "Good office at Moscow and SPB" ((in 167 reviews)); "Great attitude and team of technical experts" ((in 130 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 126 reviews)); "Great culture and a lot of smart people" ((in 110 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 339 reviews)); "No work life balance at all" ((in 71 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 31 reviews)); "This is ok, but everyday you should solve special problems that you'll never meet again." ((in 5 reviews)); "Lack of leadership in the corridors" ((in 4 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.

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4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(2,491 total reviews)

Arkady Volozh

88% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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Yandex has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,491 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

3.0

Dec 13, 2018

Lots of excellent teammates, but lack of good management and personal impact.

Senior qa engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Much cool people, who knows how to create cool stuff. Interesting products with lots of users and high risks.

Cons

Bureaucracy Lots of people who just sitting on their places and make illusions of hard work. Lots of corporate politic games

4.0

Oct 5, 2018

Software Developer

Software developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart colleagues. Good office. Salary.

Cons

Bad management. It takes long time to start running in production

3.0

Aug 31, 2018

Software developer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxed atmosphere, smart people, interesting problems

Cons

Low compensation, few career opportunities

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