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 (98) , 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 184 reviews)); "Good office + internal ecosystem (tools)" ((in 165 reviews)); "and a great team" ((in 125 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 125 reviews)); "Great culture and a lot of smart people" ((in 101 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 334 reviews)); "Bad work / life balance" ((in 70 reviews)); "Bad management and company focus that prevent from progress" ((in 63 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 30 reviews)); "No work and life balance" ((in 24 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.

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4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(2,489 total reviews)

Arkady Volozh

88% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Senior management

3.3

Work/Life balance

Yandex has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,489 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).

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2K reviews

5.0

May 19, 2015

The best place for Software Engineers in Russia

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Young high qualified team. A lot of challenging tasks. Very friendly atmosphere.

Cons

Salary. Carrier opportunities. Recent senior managements changes.

5.0

Apr 19, 2015

Teamlead

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cutting edge tasks, friendly atmoshpere

Cons

Should strictly plan you time as there is no time regulations in company, and you may depend from other people with another preferences in time to be at work

4.0

Aug 6, 2014

Now is a good company, several years before was the best

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of new projects written from scratch. It's very interesting to work here as a software developer. Good atmosphere inside company. Free food, good offices, free schedule.

Cons

Low salary. Yandex has lost its geek culture. Now it is company of managers. It's very difficult to move between projects.

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