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?

"Great people to work with" ((in 186 reviews)); "Good office at Moscow and SPB" ((in 158 reviews)); "Great attitude and team of technical experts" ((in 131 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 124 reviews)); "Great culture and a lot of smart people" ((in 106 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 337 reviews)); "Bad work life balance here" ((in 71 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 30 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.

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

5.0

Feb 20, 2018

Work at Yandex.Direct in 2014-2015

Site reliability engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is really trying to give you opportunity to concentrate on your work, eliminating all distractions: you get equipment you need, office is comfortable, dining room inside office, ... I liked the team I worked with, excellent professionals and nice guys. Very good health insurance plan, dentist included.

Cons

Not highest possible salary for the industry. High workload, I left because I burnt out trying to keep up with the guys. May be my personal problem.

5.0

Feb 16, 2018

Leader in IT sphere in Russia

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

I think it's the top company for working in Russia

Cons

Spending a lot of time in the office :)

5.0

Feb 13, 2018

Good steady place to improve your skills

Team leader

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of eggheads around, high standards of code, quick technical growth

Cons

Depends on department, some of guys have to support lots of legacy, sometimes very intensive work.

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