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 602 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of PayPal employees being 3.6 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 602 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 (672) , Senior Software Engineer (333) , 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 1036 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 929 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 410 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 338 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 283 reviews)); "I had a bad manager that either wasnt able to support me or just didn't." ((in 233 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 105 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 63 reviews))

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PayPal Software Enginerer reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(602 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 602 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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602 reviews

3.0

Oct 11, 2013

Dysfunctional culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, stock has been good performer so ESPP/RSU is valuable. Flexible schedule. Can work from home when needed.

Cons

Management only focused on favorites. Easy to get overlooked. Meeting-happy culture wastes lots of time. Internal transfers seem to be discouraged. Heavy process around almost any activity. No effort to develop team spirit or culture. Most managers and employees' main focus is making sure they come out looking good, even at the expense of others.

3.0

Jul 26, 2013

good company for learning enthusiasts

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

standard of people is good

Cons

no career growth for employees

2.0

Jun 6, 2013

frustrating

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

free soda, free bagels, free snacks, high salaries, telecommuting

Cons

Unbelievably complex development environment with terrible documentation. To figure out how anything works requires a research project in itself. Everything is "tribal knowledge".

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