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 (669) , 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?

"The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 955 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 650 reviews)); "Good pay and will get good exposure in working payment domain" ((in 432 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 330 reviews)); "work culture is good and helpful" ((in 295 reviews))

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

"very frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 280 reviews)); "All the good things about the company can go for a toss if you are reporting to a bad manager." ((in 224 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 106 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 64 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 59 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

5.0

Aug 12, 2022

Great Company to work

Software engineer -2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company to learn and grow.

Cons

Really no cons per se.

5.0

Jul 5, 2022

Software Engineer at PayPal

Software engineer 2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary, Benefits, Work Culture, Caring Bosses

Cons

Not much Cons from me

4.0

Jun 8, 2022

Good work life balance but recent stock hit makes the choice harder

Software engineer -2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good work life balance 2. get time to improve your skills 3. Lot of fun events 4. their stock compensation had given very good return in the past

Cons

1. Sometimes work gets boring 2. Engineers has to pitch in for more product discovery than technical discovery 3. Have to manage AWFs

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