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

Software Dev Engineer professionals working at Yahoo have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 21 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 Jobs at Yahoo now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Dev Engineer interview questions at Yahoo .

Does Yahoo pay Software Dev Engineer employees well?

Software Dev Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Yahoo with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 21 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.2% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Dev Engineer 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 reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(21 total reviews)

Jim Lanzone

40% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.6

Career opportunities

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Senior management

Software Dev Engineer employees have rated Yahoo with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 21 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Dev Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Yahoo is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Dev Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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21 reviews

4.0

Jun 17, 2024

Great culture

Software dev engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Several benefits apart from salary

Cons

No cons as of now

1.0

Jun 12, 2024

Do not join..

Software dev engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home policy is good

Cons

1. Extremely poor upper management. 2. Frequent Layoffs 3. Leaders are out of reach. Engineer do not have any idea of whats going on with the leadership. 4. Leaders are changed so frequently that one could ever imagine. 5. Always reorgs are happening and leaders are changing. Forget the promotion cycles. Only have to worry about layoffs due to reorgs.

4.0

Apr 17, 2024

Great Company

Software dev engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

company with great values and benefits

Cons

Poor when comes to planning and decision-making

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