Yahoo Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.8

63% would recommend to a friend

(245 total reviews)
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Jim Lanzone

36% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Yahoo with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 245 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Yahoo 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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245 reviews
2.0
Aug 31, 2025

Has Been

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- WLB - Smart Senior Engineers

Cons

- Constantly firing good leadership - Private Equity took over and has been slashing compensation/benefits/firing - Shipping new features on ridiculous timelines - only to kill them and stop investing in them a month later

4.0
Aug 26, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Work Life Balance, free food

Cons

Too Beauracratic, unwilling to change traditional stragies

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