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?

"Great people to work with" ((in 183 reviews)); "Good office at Moscow and SPB" ((in 158 reviews)); "and a great team" ((in 130 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 129 reviews)); "Great culture and a lot of smart people" ((in 108 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" ((in 72 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 31 reviews)); "No work and life balance" ((in 24 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

76% would recommend to a friend

(2,493 total reviews)

Arkady Volozh

86% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Work/Life balance

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).

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2K reviews

5.0

Jan 13, 2025

strong corporate culture and average salaries

Senior designer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

good working environment, culture to look for new solutions, great impact on society, opportunity to make people's lives better

Cons

average market salary, high number of entrance interviews, toxic culture in some departments, bonus and performance review outcomes are 80% dependent on the immediate manager

4.0

Jan 13, 2025

Yandex-developer

Software developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance Flexible hours Interesting tasks

Cons

Opaque promotion and bonus system

4.0

Jan 8, 2025

Very good place to start!

Data analyst

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly team, professionalism, networking, not a bad salary to start with

Cons

Some projects feel extremely unsuccessful and have had to be maintained

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