Is eBay a good company to work for?

eBay has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 7,003 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at eBay to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about eBay have been left by employees working as Software Engineering Intern , Software Engineer(Internship) and Software Engineer Intern .

Does eBay pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, eBay employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at eBay. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at eBay?

74% of eBay employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated eBay 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at eBay?

Software Engineer (326) , Customer Service Representative (239) , Senior Software Engineer (156) , Manager (101) , Product Manager (88) , Senior Manager (88) , Senior Product Manager (86) , Director (75) , Intern (66) , Business Analyst (60) , Account Manager (59) , MTS1 Software Engineer (58) , Software Engineer II (54) , Project Manager (52) , Software Engineer III (42)

What are the pros of working at eBay according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and welcoming" ((in 646 reviews)); "Good work life balance for most people but honestly its cos no one is self motivated anymore." ((in 587 reviews)); "All good and it was a good pay" ((in 238 reviews)); "The team is great and works in pure agile." ((in 168 reviews)); "Have a lot of intern activities; Colleagues are very nice and always ready for help; The technology stack is very new" ((in 121 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and lots of duplicate work" ((in 249 reviews)); "Mismanagement and poor leadership which make wrong decisions and fail to realize it until its past due.." ((in 123 reviews)); "Frequent restructuring and layoffs." ((in 97 reviews)); "terrible upper management leaves a lot to be desired" ((in 60 reviews)); "Senior management incapable of making decisions." ((in 36 reviews))

What are employees saying about eBay layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about eBay layoffs and their outlook for job security at eBay in 2026.

What are the top reviewed eBay locations?

San Jose , Draper , Austin , Salt Lake City , New York , San Francisco , Portland , Bellevue , Seattle , Campbell , Los Angeles , Atlanta , San Antonio , Houston , King of Prussia , Orlando , Louisville , San Diego , Chicago , Dallas , Sandy , Phoenix , Tampa , South Jordan , Syracuse , Santa Clara , Baltimore , Miami , Mountain View , Sunnyvale

eBay reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(5,667 total reviews)

Jamie Iannone

80% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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eBay has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,667 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The eBay employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews

2.0

Nov 5, 2017

Horrible Leadership with a slave driving attitude

Senior staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Nice campus - Good facilities - Great cafeteria - Good company mission - Interesting challenges to solve

Cons

- No diversity - Weak quality of engineers compared to other silicon valley companies - A bunch of yes men lead organizations, that don't question or debate anything that comes from the top - Total command and control style leadership, constantly hounding dates - Easily swayed by rumors and don't bother to perform their own analysis - If you are part of the desi mafia, you will thrive (sad)

eBay Response

8y

Thank you for your feedback. We care deeply about our employees and work hard to support our people in their personal and professional growth. We have taken note of your critiques and will be using it to improve the company moving forward. Thank you again for taking the time to write your review.

2.0

Jul 10, 2017

Great pay and opportunities, but lacking in management, vision, promotions, and future potential

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the pay/stock/bonus is competitive, as are their benefits. Many opportunities for lateral movement.

Cons

very limited opportunities for promotion or management. The joke is: "the only way to get promoted at eBay is to leave the company then come back" which is sad. Goals are rarely met, resources are ALWAYS scarce, re-orgs occur several times a year, and layoffs happen often. Managers are not trained very well, they're often just top performers who are given a group of people to manage, which we all know rarely turns out well. Lots of churn as a result, which contributes to a culture that is not very firmly set in principles or values, which contributes to a lot of short-term ladder climbing.

eBay Response

8y

We appreciate your feedback. We strive be competitive in our space and offer the best benefits to our employees. However, we are disappointed to hear of your frustrations. Hearing the pros and cons of working at eBay helps us improve our processes and make the company a better place to work. Thank you for taking the time to write us a detailed review.

1.0

Jun 23, 2015

No idea what they are doing

Human resources manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and work / life balance.

Cons

Very bad HR management / leadership. Inability to make a decision - and when they do, it is a bad decision. Systems don't work well, no integration, employees aren't supported. Everyone in HR is a director with no direct reports.

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