Grear place to work, lots of process and some politics - Senior Software Engineer eBay Employee Review

2.0
Jul 1, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good salary and benefits. If you work hard and flaunt your accomplishments, making your boss look good, you can get recognized. They are trying hard to foster employee retention and growth, so you're encouraged to develop your skills through classes outside of work and to apply to other positions within.

Cons

Lots of repetitive discussions about solutions to a problem can just postpone its implementation. Processes have been getting simpler, but they still exist and can be a pain. Some dead sticks in the water (bad employees). Long hours and some weekend work a reality.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

All good, love this company and this job

Cons

No, everything's just nice. I love the company

3.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxing culture. family first. Stock performance is generally good for the recent two years and huge benefit if you're eligible for ESPP. Stable product with large customer base means you get opportunity to work on project with real impact.

Cons

1. Blind push for AI and leadership expect unrealistic efficiency improvement 2. Layoff every year in Feb (2024, 2025, 2026) and sometimes can feel the tension in team 3. Legacy tech stack with isolated and fragile infrastructure. Developer friction is a real pain. You get random infra down every once a while and internal support becomes even worse since they started offshoring to LCOL area in 2025. 4. Hiring freeze in San Jose... just expect more layoff coming up + frequent meetings at night / early morning across regions

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