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 183 reviews)); "Good office at Moscow and SPB" ((in 170 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 127 reviews)); "Great attitude and team of technical experts" ((in 123 reviews)); "Great culture and a lot of smart people" ((in 111 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 335 reviews)); "Bad work life balance here" ((in 70 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 29 reviews)); "This is ok, but everyday you should solve special problems that you'll never meet again." ((in 5 reviews)); "too much bureaucracy" ((in 5 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

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

4.0

May 20, 2015

One of the best Russian employers

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- You are making highly marketable products - High qualification requirements: all your colleagues are true professionals - Horizontal relations in team - Friendly and relaxed corporal culture - Comfortable office with free fruit, sweet stuff, games

Cons

- Average or even below-the-market salary. However, it is compensated by good benefits. - Drawbacks of big size company: sometimes clumsy management, delaying of decisions, overcrowded work places, irritating bureaucracy, etc.

5.0

May 19, 2015

The best place for Software Engineers in Russia

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Young high qualified team. A lot of challenging tasks. Very friendly atmosphere.

Cons

Salary. Carrier opportunities. Recent senior managements changes.

5.0

May 17, 2015

Software Engineer

Ios software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with, awesome offices, a lot of bonuses like devices & free food, flexible working hours (the main point is to deliver results), you are allowed to contact to anyone at the company and express your ideas openly

Cons

You have to not forget to avoid stagnation when working at large projects. Always try to build pet projects or similar stuff.

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