Is LinkedIn a good company to work for?

LinkedIn has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 9,371 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at LinkedIn to a friend and 49% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about LinkedIn have been left by employees working as Web Developer , Software Engineer Intern and Business Operations Manager .

Does LinkedIn pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, LinkedIn employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at LinkedIn. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at LinkedIn?

65% of LinkedIn employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated LinkedIn 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LinkedIn?

Account Executive (494) , Software Engineer (479) , Senior Software Engineer (304) , Account Director (248) , Relationship Manager (222) , Senior Account Executive (118) , Customer Success Manager (114) , Sales (114) , Manager (110) , Staff Software Engineer (101) , 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 1530 reviews)); "The Dublin office offers great benefits and a culture where I learnt a lot during 4 years." ((in 861 reviews)); "People are great and on site perks are good." ((in 729 reviews)); "being really matters and the company gives you amazing perks to be able to have a good work/life balance." ((in 552 reviews)); "Great place for young starters to join as the pay is good for that level" ((in 241 reviews))

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

"This has resulted in some very mediocre people getting promoted and as a result you have bad managers." ((in 157 reviews)); "Lots of layoffs and the shifts when you start suck." ((in 139 reviews)); "Slow career progression" ((in 61 reviews)); "Middle management is inexperienced." ((in 49 reviews)); "No diversity in sales teams." ((in 22 reviews))

What are employees saying about LinkedIn layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about LinkedIn layoffs and their outlook for job security at LinkedIn in 2026.

What are the top reviewed LinkedIn locations?

Sunnyvale , San Francisco , Mountain View , New York , Chicago , Omaha , San Jose , Carpinteria , Los Angeles , Seattle , Detroit , Washington , San Diego , Atlanta , Austin , Dallas , Ventura , South San Francisco , Santa Barbara , Miami , Lincoln , Santa Clara , Denver , Boston , San Antonio , Palo Alto , Las Vegas , Portland , Salt Lake City , Long Beach

LinkedIn reviews

3.8

65% would recommend to a friend

(7,675 total reviews)

Ryan Roslansky

65% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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LinkedIn has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 7,675 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The LinkedIn employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

8K reviews

3.0

Aug 13, 2025

Used to be great, not so much anymore

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Competitive pay - Remote work available - Microsoft is exploding right now

Cons

- Depending on the team you're placed in, could make or break you - Wear a lot of hats. Engineers are sometimes stuck doing data analysis for weeks on end, or act as product managers and come up with product features - Lots of self starting if that's what you enjoy, you will be told to find your own work. - Product managers are never responsive and are spread very thin - Upper crust engineers are exceedingly difficult to ask for help, questions, and you will feel the power dynamic. Not pleasant, and not collaborative environment whatsoever.

3.0

Jun 1, 2025

Good people, but slow-moving and bureaucratic. Promotions and raises are uneven.

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company emphasizes Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIBs), and still maintains some related initiatives. Once you reach senior levels, there's potential to have more influence and balance — including opportunities to mentor and review others’ work.

Cons

Excessive bureaucracy and internal politics make it hard to get things done efficiently. Access to hardware or funding for prototyping is limited and slow. Legacy culture in some parts of the org stifles innovation — certain long-tenured individuals use their influence to gatekeep and resist change, possibly to stay relevant. Raises are underwhelming, even for strong performance reviews — “exceeds expectations” doesn’t guarantee fair compensation. Management often cites “macro conditions” as an excuse. Compensation is skewed: new hires often get paid significantly more than existing employees in similar roles. The org structure is top-heavy — there are too many Staff, Senior Staff, and Principal Engineers, and too few IC5 and below, which bottlenecks growth and opportunities.

3.0

May 27, 2025

Layoffs

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

LinkedIn offers great benefits from health, vision, dental. They even have a yearly perk up which can be used to reimburse for certain categories such as gym memberships, personal travel etc. Work culture is pretty good. LinkedIn does believe in diversity, equity inclusion. The office has free food/snacks, game room workout gym, respite rooms, coffee barista. They offer hybrid work model where most come with in the office 2 days per week.

Cons

LinkedIn has had layoffs twice a year sober at least 2023 Has become extremely productivity driven. You have to hit all your numbers

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Jobs at LinkedIn

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Used to be great, not so much anymore

Good people, but slow-moving and bureaucratic. Promotions and raises are uneven.

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