Is PayPal a good company to work for as a Software Enginerer?

Software Enginerer professionals working at PayPal have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 600 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 Enginerer Jobs at PayPal now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Enginerer interview questions at PayPal .

Does PayPal pay Software Enginerer employees well?

Software Enginerer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at PayPal with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 600 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Enginerer salaries at PayPal.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PayPal?

Software Engineer (669) , Senior Software Engineer (332) , Customer Service Representative (259) , Data Scientist (142) , Product Manager (138) , 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 960 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 666 reviews)); "Not to mention it was good pay and everything was paid for by them" ((in 423 reviews)); "Good Salary and Perks" ((in 340 reviews)); "work culture is good and helpful" ((in 291 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 288 reviews)); "I had a bad manager that either wasnt able to support me or just didn't." ((in 230 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 107 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 61 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 58 reviews))

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PayPal Software Enginerer reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(600 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

26% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Software Enginere employees have rated PayPal with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 600 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Enginere professionals have a good working experience there. PayPal is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Enginere professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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600 reviews

2.0

Jul 7, 2026

Team experience varies widely; culture depends on team

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people but that may be team dependent.

Cons

Culture is very team dependent. Slow to build things but that's probably to downside to corporate... it all depends on the team that you're on

3.0

Jul 6, 2026

Good work-life balance but limited growth opportunities

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance; Good working environment (I mean in shanghai)

Cons

Limited development potential; Limited executive capabilities, bloated organizational structure, and slow decision-making.

4.0

Jun 18, 2026

Good work-life balance but frequent reorgs

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance, peace and open working environment

Cons

reorgs happen frequently, stock is stuck

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