Is PayPal a good company to work for as a Software Engineer ( Senior MTS)?

Software Engineer ( Senior MTS) professionals working at PayPal have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 55 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 Engineer ( Senior MTS) Jobs at PayPal now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer ( Senior MTS) interview questions at PayPal .

Does PayPal pay Software Engineer ( Senior MTS) employees well?

Software Engineer ( Senior MTS) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at PayPal with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 55 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer ( Senior MTS) salaries at PayPal.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PayPal?

Software Engineer (672) , Senior Software Engineer (332) , Customer Service Representative (259) , Data Scientist (143) , Product Manager (140) , 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 1033 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 934 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 644 reviews)); "Not to mention it was good pay and everything was paid for by them" ((in 429 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 336 reviews))

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

"very frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 281 reviews)); "All the good things about the company can go for a toss if you are reporting to a bad manager." ((in 232 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 102 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 65 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 60 reviews))

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PayPal Software Engineer ( Senior MTS) reviews

3.6

57% would recommend to a friend

(55 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

Not enough data to show CEO approval

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.3

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Software Engineer Senior MTS employees have rated PayPal with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 55 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer Senior MTS professionals have a good working experience there. PayPal is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer Senior MTS professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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55 reviews

1.0

Mar 11, 2025

Management are politicians

Member of technical staff(mts)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

No pros so far only cons

Cons

Unnecessary deadlines Mangers survive only due to politics No reward for hard work Only people with toxic mentality stays

5.0

Mar 10, 2025

Great comp to work with

Member of technical staff(mts)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good problems to tackle at scale

Cons

pay isn't as attractive now

4.0

Feb 7, 2025

Good compensation but no work life balance

Mts-2 software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is good across industry

Cons

Work life balance and senior management

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