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?

"Great people to work with" ((in 183 reviews)); "Good office at Moscow and SPB" ((in 158 reviews)); "and a great team" ((in 130 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 129 reviews)); "Great culture and a lot of smart people" ((in 108 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 336 reviews)); "Bad work / life balance" ((in 72 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 31 reviews)); "No work and life balance" ((in 24 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.

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4.1

76% would recommend to a friend

(2,493 total reviews)

Arkady Volozh

86% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Work/Life balance

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

4.0

Feb 19, 2020

It's hard but (probably) it's worth it

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High professionalism of coworkers, hard and interesting projects (sometimes), good employment benefits, comfortable offices, tasty food in cafeteria :)

Cons

A lot of miscommunication, relatively low salaries (especially for Middle Developers), hard to make visible impact.

5.0

Feb 15, 2020

Probably the best place for software engineer in Russia

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours which allow to work and study at the university at the same time

Cons

Bad work/life balance in general

4.0

Feb 12, 2020

Good for start

Customer service manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good work conditions. Free food, drinks, games.

Cons

Salary is undermarket. Sometimes bad senior management

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