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?

"Great people to work with" ((in 187 reviews)); "Good office + internal ecosystem (tools)" ((in 163 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 132 reviews)); "and a great team" ((in 126 reviews)); "Great culture and a lot of smart people" ((in 105 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 339 reviews)); "Bad work / life balance" ((in 72 reviews)); "Bad management and company focus that prevent from progress" ((in 63 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))

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

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Senior management

3.3

Work/Life balance

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 4, 2026

overall good

Sre/devops engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

nice office and benefits no bureaucracy able to work remotely

Cons

NIH syndrome Micro management in some projects

4.0

Feb 3, 2026

Pretty good

Frontend developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of different benefits

Cons

Some companies can give more salary tho

5.0

Feb 3, 2026

Good Company

Senior swe

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

The Russian equivalent of Google with the same set of technologies

Cons

A local market with a lot of restrictions because of this

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