Does Yandex pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Yandex employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 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?

76% 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?

"Good office at Moscow and SPB" ((in 165 reviews)); "Great attitude and team of technical experts" ((in 127 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 122 reviews)); "Good team and culture" ((in 100 reviews)); "Good benefits and there are very interesting task" ((in 70 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 339 reviews)); "Bad work life balance here" ((in 74 reviews)); "Bad management and company focus that prevent from progress" ((in 68 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 28 reviews)); "No work and life balance" ((in 26 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

76% would recommend to a friend

(2,493 total reviews)

Arkady Volozh

86% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Yandex has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,493 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

Apr 11, 2020

Sustainable work environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Comfortable conditions at office, regular review of work performance, good opportunities to develop, high level of professionals

Cons

There is no mentorships program or any other program for self-improvement and growth

5.0

Apr 11, 2020

Great team

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of professionals, probably best Russian tech company. Great cultural values and ethics.

Cons

Home made development and analytics tools.

5.0

Apr 9, 2020

Good company

Software engineer, backend

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart colleges Non-formal communication with anybody Good office The company cares about employee development Many career opportunities Good health insurance

Cons

work on a weekend (you must look for the operability of your server) Bad work/life balance

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