Is PayPal a good company to work for as a Software Developer 2?

Software Developer 2 professionals working at PayPal have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 80 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 Developer 2 Jobs at PayPal now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer 2 interview questions at PayPal .

Does PayPal pay Software Developer 2 employees well?

Software Developer 2 professionals rate their compensation and benefits at PayPal with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 80 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer 2 salaries at PayPal.

How happy are Software Developer 2 professionals working at PayPal?

70% of Software Developer 2 employees at PayPal would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 17% in the past 12 months. Software Developer 2 professionals have also rated PayPal with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

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 Developer 2 reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(80 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

48% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Senior management

Software Developer 2 employees have rated PayPal with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 80 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer 2 professionals have a good working experience there. PayPal is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer 2 professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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80 reviews

4.0

Mar 8, 2023

Great work culture

Software engineer -2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really love the work culture at PayPal. Especially that they have given us complete remote wfh option! Everyone is given a chance to showcase themselves and the feedback is heard at all levels. Some of the seniors engineers here are extremely great and push everyone towards their career development

Cons

Nothing much. If anyone finds something not inclined to the best of their interests, everyone is given opportunity to voice it out.

5.0

Mar 6, 2023

Great community and work life balance

Software engineer 2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work culture Good recognition Latest tech stack Competitive pay

Cons

Frequent reorgs Bit slow execution

3.0

Feb 25, 2023

Compensation is not competitive

Software engineer (se-2)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Working culture is good - Employee friendly

Cons

- Compensation is very much below the market range

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