A Disappointing Journey at a Global Company - Senior Software Engineer eBay Employee Review

2.0
Apr 25, 2023
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Pros

- Working with colleagues from different cultures and backgrounds offers unique learning experiences and broadens perspectives. -The company provides well-equipped and comfortable office spaces to work in.

Cons

- Poor project management: The company hires employees for projects that are later changed or scrapped, leading to confusion and frustration. - Arrogant leadership: Managers often assert their authority by constantly reminding employees of their titles and power, creating a negative work environment. - Lack of clear communication: The communication structure is overly complex, making it difficult to coordinate with teams across different time zones and leading to inefficiencies. - Unbalanced work-life balance: The need to attend meetings in various time zones can lead to long working hours and burnout for employees. - Limited career growth: A lack of clear organisational structure can limit opportunities for professional growth and development. - Unsuitable for juniors and career development: The company's disorganised approach, coupled with arrogant leadership, makes it a challenging environment for junior employees or those seeking to advance their careers through continuous learning and growth opportunities.

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5.0
Jul 14, 2026
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Pros

Really good company you will go out as a leader

Cons

Frequent org changes , layoffs

5.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

Challenging work, great company culture. There is something genuinely motivating about building for a brand that everyone knows and uses: the scale and real-world stakes make the work feel meaningful. The AI work specifically is at the frontier of applied AI: production systems, hard problems in agentic workflows and evaluation, and real customer impact. Good work-life balance. Leadership is more engaged and technically credible than I expected from a company this size — when I built a prototype, senior stakeholders engaged substantively and supported continued investment quickly. Competitive compensation, sharp colleagues, and a well-sized Austin office with a focused, collaborative feel.

Cons

Like any tech company, there is some legacy code to deal with which can cause friction. That said, eBay has made meaningful progress on modernizing the tech stack and has genuinely embraced the latest tools: AI development here uses current frameworks and infrastructure, not decade-old patterns. Large company coordination processes (security reviews, cross-team alignment) can slow things that could move faster, and vendor partnerships add some communication overhead. But the reach of what you build makes it worth the extra overhead.

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