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

Software Engineer professionals working at Yahoo have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 495 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Yahoo employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Yahoo now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Yahoo .

Does Yahoo pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Yahoo with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 495 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Yahoo.

What Yahoo locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

Yahoo locations which are top rated by Software Engineer employees are San Francisco , San Jose and New York .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Yahoo?

Software Engineer (494) , Senior Software Engineer (241) , Account Manager (108) , Product Manager (99) , Director (83) , Manager (74) , Principal Software Engineer (69) , Senior Product Manager (66) , Senior Manager (60) , Intern (58) , Project Manager (49) , Senior Account Manager (44) , 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 788 reviews)); "Good benefits (great for mums)" ((in 538 reviews)); "covid the culture and atmosphere was great but not anymore I guess" ((in 532 reviews)); "Generally work life balance at Yahoo! is good except for 20 percent of the jobs." ((in 367 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 291 reviews)); "Frequent Org changes and Layoffs" ((in 229 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 63 reviews))

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Yahoo Software Engineer reviews

4.1

70% would recommend to a friend

(495 total reviews)

Jim Lanzone

55% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.5

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

Software Engineer employees have rated Yahoo with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 495 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Yahoo is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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495 reviews

4.0

Oct 24, 2008

Great work environoment, chaotic management

Software engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

Lots of smart people, working at scale is challenging and fun. Strong emphasis on work/life balance means work does not take over your life. Clear performance reviews and regular compensation increases make me want to stay. The perks aren't as good as google, but they are better than most. Free coffee and the SF shuttle are huge.

Cons

Unstable, annoying politics and some senior people who really seem clueless. Projects that are dead out of the gate are left running until they flameout, but small innovative ideas are not given support. "Hack" culture is promoted, but not implemented.

2.0

Sep 28, 2008

Lost direction, but still a great technology company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

opportunity to learn technologies, practices that are not found at other companies. Work with some really brilliant people, true experts in their fields. Excellent knowledge base for technologies. Good facilities at campus that truly improve work-life balance.

Cons

Severe issues with cronyism and lack of true recognition. You will be able to advance your career if you are good at office politics. If you are more interested in growth through technological innovation and achievement, you will most likely be stuck doing whatever you're good at without any tangible recognition.

5.0

Jul 26, 2008

Great company to work for but lack of precision from EVPs during transition time

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Yahoo! is a bleeding edge Internet company serving millions of users everyday with content. Yet, working there is still far from a very heavy media company structure and technology is very well used to make everyone's job as challenging as in a small new startup. Overall, the spirit of the company is amazing and working there is a lot of fun even given the size.

Cons

The employer brand is trashed these days and the misconception by many that Yahoo! only is a search engine often puts a lot of unnecessary pressure and PR decisions on some other products

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