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?

"Great people to work with" ((in 184 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 122 reviews)); "Great attitude and team of technical experts" ((in 121 reviews)); "Good team and culture" ((in 110 reviews))

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

"low salary and slow contributing process" ((in 337 reviews)); "Bad work / life balance" ((in 75 reviews)); "Bad management and company focus that prevent from progress" ((in 69 reviews)); "Too many Managers" ((in 30 reviews)); "Lack of leadership in the corridors" ((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

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 2,491 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

4.0

Oct 27, 2025

glass ceiling

Senior art director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Impressive scale of campaigns, offering opportunities to work on large and impactful projects. The company uses some of the best technologies compared to similar organizations.

Cons

The company has weak managers who have been in their positions for years and seem more focused on protecting their own roles than on developing their teams. The career growth policy is unclear and lacks transparency.

5.0

Oct 26, 2025

Good place to work

Technical project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

interesting tasks, interesting people, good additional bonuses

Cons

difficult performance review with lots of non-transperent things

4.0

Oct 25, 2025

Good place to grow, but bad for life

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of interesting product and very smart people

Cons

Salary less than market, and 10-12 working ours anday

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