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 163 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 124 reviews)); "Great attitude and team of technical experts" ((in 123 reviews)); "Good team and culture" ((in 108 reviews)); "Good benefits and there are very interesting task" ((in 70 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 334 reviews)); "Bad work life balance here" ((in 73 reviews)); "Bad management and company focus that prevent from progress" ((in 64 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 27 reviews)); "No career opportunities in Accounting Center" ((in 9 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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

Feb 13, 2025

Software Test Engineer

Software test engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

good social package comfortable offices interesting tasks and projects possibility of regular salary and bonus review

Cons

you need to be constantly proactive to get good marks on reviews, maybe this is not a minus)

4.0

Feb 12, 2025

Challenging and Rewarding Backend Developer Role at Yandex

Software developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to work on large-scale projects, excellent team collaboration, competitive salary and benefits, continuous learning opportunities, and a strong focus on innovation

Cons

High expectations and tight deadlines, occasional long working hours, complex legacy code to navigate, limited work-life balance at times, and frequent need to adapt to new technologies

5.0

Feb 7, 2025

Head of Ml Department

Head of ml department

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

people, atmosphere, professtional growth is fast

Cons

salary, hierarchy in corporation, possibility to work in russia inly

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