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 (98) , 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 163 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 127 reviews)); "Great attitude and team of technical experts" ((in 122 reviews)); "Good team and culture" ((in 100 reviews)); "Good benefits and there are very interesting task" ((in 65 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 338 reviews)); "Bad work / life balance" ((in 72 reviews)); "Bad management and company focus that prevent from progress" ((in 67 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 30 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

77% would recommend to a friend

(2,489 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 2,489 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

3.0

Jan 17, 2016

Yandex

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very fast-paced industry, nice office

Cons

The company is struggling to become a quality 'cash-cow'

5.0

Jan 13, 2016

Best place to work in Russia

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing people around, interesting projects, work-life balance

Cons

Heavy processes, no more spirit of a startup

5.0

Jan 13, 2016

Great company

C++ developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice and very professional people, really great technologies, interesting tasks for high loaded projects, cool office, benefits.

Cons

Big company - some processes can be not so efficient as they could be. Average slaries.

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