Used to be a great place to work, undermined by leadership - Senior Software Engineer PayPal Employee Review

3.0
Feb 24, 2026
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Pros

Lots of opportunities to learn. Opportunities to work with colleagues from all over the world. The company has good practices for software development, especially in terms of cybersecurity. Work-life balance is decent, used to be better some years ago, though.

Cons

Pay is decent, but not very competitive when compared to other similar companies. We used to have a great benefit, which was a sabbatical month, but it was removed this year. Leadership has been very erratic in the past few years. There's no clear strategy, as the main focus has been on releasing products on tight deadlines, but without a clear strategy to keep up with the growing competition in the market.

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5.0
Dec 15, 2025
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Pros

Challenging problems, solid engineering standards, collaborative teams, exposure to modern technologies, opportunities to work on impactful systems

Cons

Contract roles have limited long-term visibility, onboarding can be fast-paced, documentation varies across teams, priorities can shift quickly

2.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Pros

Great people, smart people. With new CEO, maybe things will get back

Cons

Been a horrible last 3 years. Non-stop re-offs, new leadership that cut everyone and brought in new people who don’t know anything. No clear priorities, no leadership.

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