Is PayPal a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) II?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals working at PayPal have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 68 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of PayPal employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Jobs at PayPal now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer (SDE) II interview questions at PayPal .

Does PayPal pay Software Development Engineer (SDE) II employees well?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at PayPal with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 68 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer (SDE) II salaries at PayPal.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PayPal?

Software Engineer (670) , Senior Software Engineer (332) , Customer Service Representative (259) , Data Scientist (142) , Product Manager (139) , Manager (134) , Risk Analyst (124) , Software Engineer II (112) , Customer Solutions Agent (110) , Senior Product Manager (99) , Director (98) , MTS1 Software Engineer (93) , Senior Manager (87) , Software Engineer III (83) , Collections Specialist (79)

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

"Good work life balance with challenging and engaging goals." ((in 1030 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 936 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 652 reviews)); "Not to mention it was good pay and everything was paid for by them" ((in 425 reviews)); "Good Salary and Perks" ((in 336 reviews))

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

"very frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 286 reviews)); "I had a bad manager that either wasnt able to support me or just didn't." ((in 225 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 109 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 66 reviews)); "Too much politics If you are not part for paltform then in Payments domains not much of technical learning but you will learn Payments business" ((in 58 reviews))

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PayPal Software Development Engineer (SDE) II reviews

3.6

72% would recommend to a friend

(68 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

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59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II employees have rated PayPal with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 68 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals have a good working experience there. PayPal is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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68 reviews

5.0

Mar 17, 2023

Good

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everything is good here in PayPal

Cons

I don't think any cons for this

3.0

Feb 2, 2023

Layoffs All the time

Sde-2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home is the only Pro

Cons

Low pay, layoffs almost every year, no growth

4.0

Dec 16, 2022

Good work culture

Sde-2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture, amazing office space, highly talented individuals, working on the latest technology, supportive higher management, and flexible working hours. Your ideas are welcome. Irrespective of your role, you have the freedom to work on whatever you want.

Cons

You will have to put a lot of effort to highlight yourself. You might feel like there is a lack of mentors and people who can guide you. You will have to learn to solve your problems yourself. Salary is a little bit on the lower side when compared to other good product-based companies.

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