Is Yahoo a good company to work for as a Software Dev Engineer II?

Software Dev Engineer II professionals working at Yahoo have rated their employer with 2.7 out of 5 stars in 17 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Yahoo employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Dev Engineer II Jobs at Yahoo now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Dev Engineer II interview questions at Yahoo .

Does Yahoo pay Software Dev Engineer II employees well?

Software Dev Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Yahoo with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 17 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Dev Engineer II salaries at Yahoo.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Yahoo?

Software Engineer (494) , Senior Software Engineer (241) , Account Manager (108) , Product Manager (98) , Director (83) , Manager (74) , Principal Software Engineer (69) , Senior Product Manager (66) , Senior Manager (60) , Intern (58) , Project Manager (49) , Senior Account Manager (43) , Editor (41) , Account Executive (34) , Software Developer (34)

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

"you get to work with (sometimtes) great people and hours are very flexible." ((in 796 reviews)); "covid the culture and atmosphere was great but not anymore I guess" ((in 525 reviews)); "Good benefits (great for mums)" ((in 517 reviews)); "Generally work life balance at Yahoo! is good except for 20 percent of the jobs." ((in 379 reviews)); "free food and resources" ((in 274 reviews))

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

"Poor management And slow responses" ((in 296 reviews)); "Frequent reorgs and layoffs create ongoing instability within the organization." ((in 217 reviews)); "Strategy is not always clear and senior leadership does not consistently drive towards a unified focus." ((in 123 reviews)); "Management structure is pretty dysfunctional: there are simply too many managers that seem to drag any decision making and planning out for too long." ((in 122 reviews)); "Senior management is incompetent." ((in 65 reviews))

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Yahoo Software Dev Engineer II reviews

2.7

29% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Jim Lanzone

Not enough data to show CEO approval

1% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Career opportunities

2.5

Culture & values

2.4

Diversity & inclusion

2.3

Senior management

Software Dev Engineer II employees have rated Yahoo with 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Dev Engineer II professionals have an average working experience there. Yahoo is rated 30% below average by Software Dev Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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17 reviews

5.0

Mar 31, 2017

Engineer

Software dev engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's still an awesome place to work. Great food! Great people!

Cons

Some degree of uncertainty to integrate with AOL

4.0

Dec 29, 2016

Developer experience depends on operations

Software dev engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really smart developers there to do a good job not just fill a seat. Good compensation and benefits.

Cons

Operations/sysadmins aren't respected nor staffed like they should be. Devs get sucked into operational issues far to often in some teams.

3.0

Oct 27, 2015

No clear vision

Software dev engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Awesome work place 2. Great benefits 3. Smart and talented work force

Cons

1. Vision is not clear 2. Fails at attracting new users

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