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 455 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 455 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 (482) , Senior Software Engineer (307) , Account Director (251) , Relationship Manager (222) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Customer Success Manager (116) , Sales (115) , Manager (110) , Staff Software Engineer (104) , 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 1577 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 850 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 553 reviews)); "Good pay and policies focussing on employee’s well being" ((in 242 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 195 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 157 reviews)); "Constant layoffs are very distracting and impossible to focus since there is always people leaving and teams changing managers." ((in 146 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 61 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced and immature" ((in 52 reviews))

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LinkedIn Software Developer reviews

3.7

38% would recommend to a friend

(455 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 455 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

455 reviews

4.0

May 5, 2021

Overall feedback

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good life balance and employee benefit policy

Cons

Management Structure and Work distribution at higher level

4.0

Apr 21, 2021

Perks are very very good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance is amazing, sweet perks

Cons

Career growth is very team dependent

5.0

Apr 19, 2021

Great company!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance and interesting projects.

Cons

Great place to work. Highly recommend

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