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

Software Developer professionals working at LinkedIn have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 453 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 Software Developer Jobs at LinkedIn now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at LinkedIn .

Does LinkedIn pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at LinkedIn with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 453 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at LinkedIn.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at LinkedIn?

38% of Software Developer employees at LinkedIn would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 29% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated LinkedIn with a 3.4 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.2 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LinkedIn?

Account Executive (496) , Software Engineer (480) , Senior Software Engineer (306) , 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 1572 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 836 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 724 reviews)); "being really matters and the company gives you amazing perks to be able to have a good work/life balance." ((in 565 reviews)); "It's a good company with free food and Company shut downs twice a year." ((in 250 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 188 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 158 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 142 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 63 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced and immature" ((in 51 reviews))

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3.7

38% would recommend to a friend

(453 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

38% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated LinkedIn with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 453 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. LinkedIn is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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453 reviews

5.0

Nov 3, 2019

Work life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance is better

Cons

technology not good as facebook and google

5.0

Oct 23, 2019

Best place I've ever worked on

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture (sounds cliché, but it's the first time I've seen a company actually acting on their values), great food, great balance with personal life, amazing people working there.

Cons

Nothing wrong about LinkedIn. Don't love that it's located in the Bay Area, but that's where tech is.

5.0

Oct 22, 2019

Great WLB and colleagues

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have work with an amazing team of Engineers as well as other

Cons

Ember.js and dev tooling could be much better

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