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

Software Engineer professionals working at LINE have rated their employer with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 62 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of LINE employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at LINE now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at LINE .

Does LINE pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at LINE with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 62 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at LINE.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at LINE?

89% of Software Engineer employees at LINE would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 10% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated LINE with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at LINE?

Software Engineer (63) , Product Manager (19) , Senior Software Engineer (9) , Frontend Engineer (8) , Project Manager (8) , Marketing Specialist (7) , Marketing (6) , Business Development Manager (5) , Data Scientist (5) , Front End Developer (5) , Product Designer (5) , Designer (4) , IOS Engineer (4) , Intern (4) , Manager (4)

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

"Great colleagues (depends on the team though)" ((in 28 reviews)); "Team and culture are so good." ((in 19 reviews)); "Has good work life balance" ((in 16 reviews)); "Depends on a team great colleagues" ((in 10 reviews)); "free breakfast and lunch" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"low salaries (might be my personal problem)" ((in 27 reviews)); "Management are also children, blindly following protocol without even understanding why and as flexible as bricks." ((in 11 reviews)); "flat organization with no clear career path" ((in 8 reviews)); "Leadership has no inspiration." ((in 7 reviews)); "Managers have poor leadership" ((in 4 reviews))

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LINE Software Engineer reviews

4.2

89% would recommend to a friend

(62 total reviews)

Takeshi Idezawa

76% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Senior management

Developer Engineer employees have rated LINE with 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 62 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Developer Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. LINE is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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62 reviews

5.0

Oct 7, 2021

great

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good culture people engineering mindset

Cons

at this point not much of cons

4.0

Aug 18, 2021

Good company, not too international

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is big and it generally treats its employees well. Work-life balance was good for me, but it seemed it depended on the team.

Cons

The company is marketed as international, but a lot of internal communication is done in Japanese or Korean, and little English support was provided.

4.0

Aug 5, 2021

Stable, but becoming more Japanese company not global.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

LINE's engineering culture is mature and there are good colleagues. As the size of company has grown, it's very stable.

Cons

As company gets bigger, business decision gets longer. After merger with Yahoo Japan, Company is becoming more Japanese company rather than global.

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