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 168 reviews)); "Great attitude and team of technical experts" ((in 128 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 128 reviews)); "Great culture and a lot of smart people" ((in 107 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 71 reviews)); "Bad management and company focus that prevent from progress" ((in 67 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 30 reviews)); "team communication hiccups, but leadership was aware and making improvements." ((in 4 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

(2,492 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 2,492 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

May 8, 2019

Good company, small salary, each team/project is unique

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* very skilled tech people * friendly atmosphere * interesting tasks - if you are in a good team/project * flexible working hours

Cons

* small salary * management in general not as skilled as tech people * NIH syndrome - depends on a team/project

4.0

Apr 27, 2019

Ok

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really differs based on what product you will be working on. General thing is that upper management decide a lot of things.

Cons

Upper management is to much

5.0

Apr 22, 2019

Best IT company in Russia

Frontend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salaries, bonuses, medical insuarance, food compensation, comfortable offices. Challenging tasks and many opportunities of professional grow

Cons

Its really good company and I cannot concoct any disadvantages.

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