Is LinkedIn a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at LinkedIn have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 323 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of LinkedIn employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at LinkedIn now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at LinkedIn .

Does LinkedIn pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at LinkedIn with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 323 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at LinkedIn.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LinkedIn?

Account Executive (495) , Software Engineer (480) , Senior Software Engineer (305) , Account Director (248) , Relationship Manager (222) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Customer Success Manager (114) , Sales (114) , Manager (110) , Staff Software Engineer (102) , Sales Manager (92) , Account Manager (85) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (84) , Senior Account Director (80) , Recruiter (60)

What are the pros of working at LinkedIn according to real employee reviews?

"The culture and the vibe at LI is great; there's a friendly "can" ((in 1528 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 864 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 757 reviews)); "70% of the time the comp plan feels fair and a good work/life balance." ((in 539 reviews)); "It's a good company with free food and Company shut downs twice a year." ((in 238 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 194 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 159 reviews)); "Recent layoff was not necessary in these economic conditions" ((in 137 reviews)); "Slow career progression based on rigid assessment criteria" ((in 64 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced and immature" ((in 51 reviews))

LinkedIn Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(323 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

54% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

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Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated LinkedIn with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 323 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. LinkedIn is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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323 reviews

3.0

Nov 13, 2025

Used to better, still best in big tech

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- food - vacation - cool people - great benefits

Cons

- lots of pressure to perform - work doesn't really matter

4.0

Nov 5, 2025

Initially it was good, later became toxic (mixed experience)

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good pay 2. Free food 3. Outings. 4. Leaves. 5. Hybrid

Cons

1. Compromised WLB. 2. Nowadays it is becoming consistently hectic 3. Recognition culture gone. 4. Every now and then manager comes with some urgent task with very tight deadline. 5. Appraisal becoming less every year. 6. Once cliff starts, they will never correct it unless you're promoted/working exceptionally good. Compensation is bound to decrease after 4 years.

4.0

Oct 31, 2025

Mid culture, Good food

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good. WLB is good compared to other companies. You can excel if you work hard, coz the bar is not that high for being a high performer. Food is great.

Cons

Many teams have boring work and not a great vision. Leadership at many orgs is a bit clueless and keeps pivoting from one thing to another. There can be fight for scope because many teams mostly over-hire and then people are fighting for interesting/impactful projects.

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