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 (99) , 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 + internal ecosystem (tools)" ((in 173 reviews)); "and a great team" ((in 129 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 128 reviews)); "Good team and culture" ((in 103 reviews)); "Good benefits and there are very interesting task" ((in 75 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 336 reviews)); "Bad work life balance here" ((in 70 reviews)); "Bad management and company focus that prevent from progress" ((in 66 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 32 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

(2,490 total reviews)

Arkady Volozh

88% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

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3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Senior management

3.3

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Yandex has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,490 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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4.0

Feb 20, 2013

Best place to work in Russia

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The best thing Yandex has - it's people. Also there is a great culture, friendly atmosphere and many, many exciting challenges.

Cons

Sometimes it takes a long time to get your idea to work, even if it is quite brilliant and looks very promising

5.0

Feb 14, 2013

The best tech company in Russia

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

World class work conditions in best Silicon Valley traditions. Great office, free food, ability to work from anywhere and when you prefer (no strict workhours and notebooks to every employer from the beginning). World class challenges for everyone!

Cons

Common issues for big companies.

4.0

Feb 4, 2013

Nice company for software engineers

Java developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

* Nice people; * Challenging tasks, research has to be done; * High degree of freedom -- choose the tasks you are interested in;

Cons

* Problems with management (growth pains); * Location of St. Petersburg office is far from ideal; * A lot of work is dedicated to support of existing systems -- not the most interesting job ever.

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