Is LinkedIn a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at LinkedIn have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 301 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 Senior Software Developer Jobs at LinkedIn now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at LinkedIn .

Does LinkedIn pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at LinkedIn with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 301 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at LinkedIn.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at LinkedIn?

64% of Senior Software Developer employees at LinkedIn would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 2% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated LinkedIn with a 3.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

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 1551 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 837 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 737 reviews)); "being really matters and the company gives you amazing perks to be able to have a good work/life balance." ((in 540 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 190 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 161 reviews)); "Recent layoff was not necessary in these economic conditions" ((in 143 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 64 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced and immature" ((in 53 reviews))

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LinkedIn Senior Software Developer reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(301 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

54% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Senior Software Developer employees have rated LinkedIn with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 301 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. LinkedIn is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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301 reviews

5.0

Jun 18, 2015

Great culture, promotes work/life/health balance.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- 401k company match 50% of your contribution up to IRS limit. (as of 2015, this means $9,000 free) - 100% healthcare, dental, vision, etc coverages - Free high quality breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Cons

Study well for your interviews folks! You'll enjoy it here.

4.0

May 21, 2015

Good company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of smart people, good food, challenging work

Cons

Disorganized tooling, still use tons of svn, massive project although moving to micro architecture

5.0

May 14, 2015

Excellent place to work.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

LinkedIn is a great place to work. Great salary. For engineers, there is access to complete data ( except off course sensitive information). Feel free to play with it and bring something new.

Cons

Due to high growth recently, many incompetent people have been promoted as managers.

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