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 187 reviews)); "Good office at Moscow and SPB" ((in 165 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 126 reviews)); "and a great team" ((in 123 reviews)); "Great culture and a lot of smart people" ((in 104 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 331 reviews)); "Bad work life balance here" ((in 72 reviews)); "Bad management and company focus that prevent from progress" ((in 68 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 29 reviews)); "This is ok, but everyday you should solve special problems that you'll never meet again." ((in 5 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

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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

Dec 22, 2019

Good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting tasks, good conditions of work.

Cons

Not good work life balance. Base salary could be greater.

4.0

Dec 17, 2019

The Best of best job in Russia

Sre

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People, benefits(free breakfast/dinner, parking, insurances, free studying and free books), tasks.

Cons

review, grade and the most employees may working only in Russia offices

5.0

Nov 25, 2019

Wonderful company for junior devs

Internship

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive salary, discounted food, nice line in your resume

Cons

All the usual corporate downsides, tbh.

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