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 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

(2,493 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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2K reviews

5.0

Feb 28, 2015

Great place to work for complicated things (machine learning, distributed systems, etc).

Project manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good office in Moscow city centre with free parking, good atmosphere, etc; - Great colleagues, one of the smartest people I have ever met; - One of the best place to work in Russia

Cons

- Reorganizations took place with new top-management; - Russian economy in 2015 is getting worse, and companies main income is in rubles

5.0

Feb 25, 2015

Love Yandex

Senior software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture, athmoshere and attitude to engineers. Yandex has smartest people I ever seen. A lot of great ideas and projects waiting for developers to pick them up. Developer has freedom of choosing tools, design and implementations details and setting up their own development process. Beautiful bright office with plants. Perks: ping pong, gym, free food (including nearby cafe), discounts.

Cons

No. It is best workplace I've seen.

5.0

Feb 5, 2015

One of the best employers in Russia

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great atmosphere because of highly qualified co-workers. Possibilities for switching between many interesting projects (and the actual chance to affect the Russian Internet). Flexible working hours. Huge free parking lot for employeers (in the center of Moscow).

Cons

Limited opportunities for remote working. The main offices are located in Russia.

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