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

Software Developer professionals working at LinkedIn have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 453 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher 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 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 453 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% better than 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?

41% of Software Developer employees at LinkedIn would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 25% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated LinkedIn with a 3.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.4 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 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))

LinkedIn Software Developer reviews

3.9

41% would recommend to a friend

(453 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

42% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated LinkedIn with 3.9 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

2.0

Mar 26, 2014

Growing politics and nepotism

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent compensation. Revenue making products, free food.

Cons

Poorly managed projects and lot of debt in engineering. Compensation is average and company is growing more and more political. Some groups have very bad work/ life balance.

5.0

Mar 25, 2014

Can't complain

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice compensation, smart people, charming CEO, great work environment, fancy food, efficient managing style, good work life balance

Cons

Should have better perks as google have for employee who has a family. Not really a concern to me right now

5.0

Mar 4, 2014

Great learning opportunity

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Small teams and thus good learning curve. Latest technologies (also open source) in usage.

Cons

More responsibility more working hours.

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