Is LinkedIn a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at LinkedIn have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 328 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of LinkedIn employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at LinkedIn now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at LinkedIn .

Does LinkedIn pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at LinkedIn with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 328 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at LinkedIn.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at LinkedIn?

69% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at LinkedIn would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 7% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated LinkedIn with a 3.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LinkedIn?

Account Executive (496) , Software Engineer (485) , Senior Software Engineer (309) , Account Director (252) , Relationship Manager (222) , Customer Success Manager (118) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Sales (115) , Manager (110) , Staff Software Engineer (105) , Sales Manager (92) , Account Manager (85) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (84) , Senior Account Director (80) , Recruiter (60)

What are the pros of working at LinkedIn according to real employee reviews?

"The culture and the vibe at LI is great; there's a friendly "can" ((in 1541 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 835 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 743 reviews)); "70% of the time the comp plan feels fair and a good work/life balance." ((in 559 reviews)); "Pay and comp is good even if a little inflexible." ((in 258 reviews))

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

"Bad management just some of them" ((in 197 reviews)); "This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 164 reviews)); "Layoffs are frequent and silent." ((in 150 reviews)); "No career progression" ((in 63 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced." ((in 50 reviews))

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3.5

69% would recommend to a friend

(328 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

53% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated LinkedIn with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 328 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. LinkedIn is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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328 reviews

1.0

Oct 26, 2025

A shadow of its former self

Senior software engineer

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Pros

Compensation and benefits are better than industry average

Cons

WLB has tanked Morale has tanked Culture has tanked

4.0

Oct 26, 2025

a technical dojo but not as a long-term creative home

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

massive infrastructure -- a real-world playground for large-scale distributed systems to sharpen your technical fundamentals mature process -- broad learning and understanding how the entire distributed architecture and ecosystem stability & benefits --strong compensation, resources, and predictable structure, people cares about your personal growth work life balance -- not as good as before but still above average food -- Linkedin food is the best, period.

Cons

Bureaucracy & slowness -- Shipping anything substantial could feel glacial. Limited product ownership -- experimentation wasn’t rewarded the same way as stability. Frequent Re-org -- I worked in 2 teams, however, 3 tracks and 8 managers in total.

4.0

Oct 23, 2025

Decent company with good perks

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation depending on team Good work depending on team Good perks and work life balance Hybrid work culture Good in office perks

Cons

Can be average pay if stuck for many years No regular refreshers or hikes, depends on team Can be bad wlb for some teams Can get toxic and political for some teams

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