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?

"Great people to work with" ((in 184 reviews)); "Good office + internal ecosystem (tools)" ((in 166 reviews)); "Great attitude and team of technical experts" ((in 131 reviews)); "In Yandex company i met a lot of kind and smart colleagues, there's good team." ((in 124 reviews)); "Good team and culture" ((in 103 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 332 reviews)); "Bad work / life balance" ((in 73 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 30 reviews)); "No work and life balance" ((in 26 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.

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Yandex

Yandex reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(2,489 total reviews)

Arkady Volozh

88% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Nov 15, 2015

SWE Experience

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly culture, very very decent engineers. You can find good fit for you because there are any kind of projects: backend infrastructure, clients(ios/android/web), research.

Cons

It is a quite big company, so there is a lot politics in decision making, that makes things slower.

4.0

Nov 11, 2015

Good company

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, interesting tasks, nice atmosphere

Cons

Become too big, a lot of burocracy rules

4.0

Nov 11, 2015

Good start place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart peoples that like what they make together

Cons

New management with with with

Viewing 2404 - 2406 of 2,489 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Google

4.5★Compensation & Benefits

Amazon

3.7★Compensation & Benefits

Criteo

3.8★Compensation & Benefits

Upwork

3.6★Compensation & Benefits

Yandex reviews FAQs

Related searches: Yandex jobs | Yandex salaries | Yandex benefits | Yandex interviews

Reviews Yandex reviews

Yandex

Yandex reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

SWE Experience

Good company

Good start place

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Yandex reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Yandex reviews FAQs