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 4.1 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 776 reviews)); "Good benefits (great for mums)" ((in 533 reviews)); "covid the culture and atmosphere was great but not anymore I guess" ((in 525 reviews)); "Generally work life balance at Yahoo! is good except for 20 percent of the jobs." ((in 375 reviews)); "free food and resources" ((in 281 reviews))

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

"Poor management And slow responses" ((in 294 reviews)); "Frequent Org changes and Layoffs" ((in 223 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 125 reviews)); "Strategy is not always clear and senior leadership does not consistently drive towards a unified focus." ((in 122 reviews)); "Senior management is incompetent." ((in 64 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

5.0

Nov 18, 2019

Amazing work culture

Software dev engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Better work/life balance, Good Benefits

Cons

I can not think of any cons

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.

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