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 (494) , Software Engineer (480) , Senior Software Engineer (305) , Account Director (249) , 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 1537 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 829 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 745 reviews)); "70% of the time the comp plan feels fair and a good work/life balance." ((in 558 reviews)); "Great place for young starters to join as the pay is good for that level" ((in 251 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 182 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 163 reviews)); "Layoffs are frequent and silent." ((in 146 reviews)); "Slow career progression based on rigid assessment criteria" ((in 68 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced and immature" ((in 53 reviews))

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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

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

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

4.0

Oct 31, 2025

N/A

Sr. software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture, good food, good people

Cons

Big corp pain, more tech debts

1.0

Oct 26, 2025

A shadow of its former self

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation and benefits are better than industry average

Cons

WLB has tanked Morale has tanked Culture has tanked

4.0

Oct 26, 2025

a technical dojo but not as a long-term creative home

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

massive infrastructure -- a real-world playground for large-scale distributed systems to sharpen your technical fundamentals mature process -- broad learning and understanding how the entire distributed architecture and ecosystem stability & benefits --strong compensation, resources, and predictable structure, people cares about your personal growth work life balance -- not as good as before but still above average food -- Linkedin food is the best, period.

Cons

Bureaucracy & slowness -- Shipping anything substantial could feel glacial. Limited product ownership -- experimentation wasn’t rewarded the same way as stability. Frequent Re-org -- I worked in 2 teams, however, 3 tracks and 8 managers in total.

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