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 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))

LinkedIn Software Developer reviews

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).

Reviews by job title

453 reviews

4.0

Aug 7, 2017

Entry-level software engineer

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work with very talented engineers and learn good practices Infrastructure and tooling are highly developed Good reputation and name recognition when you leave Flexible hours Great pay and benefits

Cons

Development moves at a glacial pace Management makes questionable decisions and is not transparent Less and less focus on making a quality product for members, more focus on $$$ Easy to get stuck on a bad project if you're not proactive

5.0

Aug 6, 2017

Awesome

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture and peoples, small teams great perks awesome food, great intern projects.

Cons

Not so sure of promotions, one of the reason entering this review to unlock content here.

4.0

Aug 3, 2017

Positive culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Benefits and perks 2. Learning opportunities 3. Technology stack

Cons

1. Remote teams sometime face issue of dependency

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