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 324 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 324 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 (496) , Software Engineer (480) , Senior Software Engineer (305) , Account Director (249) , Relationship Manager (222) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Sales (115) , Customer Success Manager (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 1560 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 839 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 729 reviews)); "70% of the time the comp plan feels fair and a good work/life balance." ((in 566 reviews)); "It's a good company with free food and Company shut downs twice a year." ((in 245 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 196 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 161 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs (but that’s part of working in tech so if you can’t handle this risk don’t get into corporate tech)." ((in 132 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 62 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced." ((in 50 reviews))

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3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(324 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 324 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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324 reviews

5.0

Sep 1, 2017

Senior Software Engineer

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunch, great 401K and compensation, smart people and impactful projects.

Cons

Nothing as such. Growth in engineering depends on project visibility.

5.0

Jul 19, 2017

awesome culter

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

awesome company culture. indays once a month where you can focus on your own projects.

Cons

nothing really. just keep doing what they are doing

4.0

Jun 16, 2017

Linkedin is a very good company for new grad

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very good life-balance and a lot of opportunity to develop yourself

Cons

a little slow in development pace

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