Does Yandex pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Yandex employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Yandex. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Yandex?

77% of Yandex employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Yandex 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Yandex?

Software Engineer (265) , Software Developer (108) , Senior Software Engineer (100) , Project Manager (93) , Product Manager (87) , Frontend Developer (77) , Analyst (51) , Team Leader (36) , Backend Developer (31) , Front End Developer (29) , Senior Product Manager (28) , Data Scientist (24) , Machine Learning Engineer (22) , Software Engineer(Internship) (21) , Team Lead (21)

What are the pros of working at Yandex according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 190 reviews)); "Good office at Moscow and SPB" ((in 163 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 123 reviews)); "Great attitude and team of technical experts" ((in 119 reviews)); "Good team and culture" ((in 104 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 341 reviews)); "Bad work life balance here" ((in 73 reviews)); "Bad management and company focus that prevent from progress" ((in 69 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 30 reviews)); "No career opportunities in Accounting Center" ((in 11 reviews))

What are employees saying about Yandex layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Yandex layoffs and their outlook for job security at Yandex in 2026.

Yandex reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(2,491 total reviews)

Arkady Volozh

88% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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Yandex has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,491 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Yandex employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Aug 7, 2025

Not bad for a beginning role

Lx designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive team and collaborative culture Flexible working hours and remote-friendly setup Clear design processes and helpful onboarding Opportunities to learn cross-functional skills Open communication and regular feedback

Cons

Limited career growth opportunities Occasional lack of clarity in project goals Design decisions can be rushed Tooling needs improvement Hard to access some user data for research

3.0

Aug 6, 2025

It’s ok for a start and bigtech experience

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very strong and devoted team, challenges are outstanding

Cons

Management really know what they are doing and what’s their strategy

4.0

Aug 4, 2025

middle dev

Middle developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Legendary company with interesting tasks and smart peoples

Cons

Low salary, You can get higher on another job

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