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 (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 155 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 131 reviews)); "Great attitude and team of technical experts" ((in 122 reviews)); "Good team and culture" ((in 101 reviews)); "Good benefits and there are very interesting task" ((in 74 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 335 reviews)); "Bad work life balance here" ((in 70 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 29 reviews)); "No work and life balance" ((in 27 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.

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4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(2,491 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 2,491 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

Feb 11, 2018

Software Testing Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company for IT specialist&

Cons

Don't know downsides in this company.

5.0

Jan 28, 2018

Great Place to Work

Frontend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Very kind and open people around * Strong infrastructure, a lot of built-in tools * Lots of projects with modern technology stack, rotation possibilities * Participation in conferences from company, good health insurance, nice office and meals, flexible schedule * Inside education, trainings * Relevant goals and professional growing system, convenient task tracker and workflow

Cons

* Moderate salary * Some processes are slow

5.0

Jan 27, 2018

Best Company in Russia

Senior android developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunities and collegues. Main office in Moscow is the best place to work at.

Cons

Super comfy place which is relaxing you and could lead to stagnation

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