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 190 reviews)); "Good office at Moscow and SPB" ((in 163 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 123 reviews)); "Great attitude and team of technical experts" ((in 119 reviews)); "Good team and culture" ((in 104 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 341 reviews)); "Bad work life balance here" ((in 73 reviews)); "Bad management and company focus that prevent from progress" ((in 69 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 30 reviews)); "No career opportunities in Accounting Center" ((in 11 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

5.0

Feb 3, 2014

It was fun and inspirational to work here. It has set very high expectations for my next employer and for myself.

Web developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Democratic corporate culture, development-driven (mostly) process, passionate people, nice offices and benefits, overall groovy attitude

Cons

Big slack in most of projects, average to poor middle management, poor career opportunities, below average salaries, evil-corporate-style fighting for resources (especially in minor products/projects)

5.0

Nov 14, 2013

The Best IT company in Russia

Front-end engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Growing company. Many bonus programs(free cell-phones) and compеnsations (food, it-conferences).

Cons

Career opportunities are not the key part. Offices only in Russia and ex-USSR republics...

3.0

Nov 11, 2013

Good company with both good and bad positions

Software developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Depends on the project you get in. Sometimes you need to do not what you were hired for.

Cons

Depends on the project you get in. There are a lot of really interesting projects with high load systems requiring good skills which is great.

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