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

Software Engineer 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 Engineer Jobs at LinkedIn now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at LinkedIn .

Does LinkedIn pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer 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 Engineer salaries at LinkedIn.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at LinkedIn?

38% of Software Engineer employees at LinkedIn would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 29% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer 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 (481) , 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 Engineer 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 Engineer employees have rated LinkedIn with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 455 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. LinkedIn is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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455 reviews

3.0

Oct 30, 2025

Linked Out

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not great. I worked here for all of 2 weeks and got bad vibes

Cons

Poor Management and Lower than average salaries

4.0

Oct 27, 2025

Opportunity for personal growth

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity for personality growth, good work culture

Cons

The salary not competitive enough

3.0

Oct 24, 2025

Workload is crazy

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- co-workers are nice - provide free food

Cons

- management is messy - workload is crazy

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