LinkedIn Software Engineer reviews

3.6

30% would recommend to a friend

(459 total reviews)
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Ryan Roslansky

28% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated LinkedIn with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 459 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. LinkedIn 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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459 reviews
3.0
Dec 18, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay, people are really smart and outgoing.

Cons

Bad politics that are getting worse as time goes on. Some managers don’t care about the success of employees. Talking behind people’s backs and becoming clique like.

3.0
Dec 17, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great food. A lot of great and helpful teammates.

Cons

Culture used to be great but has been going downhill the last couple years. Longer hours and more stress. People with long tenures getting PIP'ed out with unrealistic work goals.

4.0
Dec 10, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits comparable to a lot of fang companies

Cons

The direction is super unclear and ton of reorgs

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