Is eBay a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at eBay have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 161 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of eBay employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at eBay now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at eBay .

Does eBay pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at eBay with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 161 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at eBay.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at eBay?

60% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at eBay would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 18% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated eBay with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at eBay?

Software Engineer (326) , Customer Service Representative (239) , Senior Software Engineer (157) , Manager (101) , Product Manager (88) , Senior Manager (88) , Senior Product Manager (86) , Director (75) , Intern (66) , Business Analyst (62) , 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 654 reviews)); "Good work life balance for most people but honestly its cos no one is self motivated anymore." ((in 581 reviews)); "All good and it was a good pay" ((in 243 reviews)); "The team is great and works in pure agile." ((in 163 reviews)); "Have a lot of intern activities; Colleagues are very nice and always ready for help; The technology stack is very new" ((in 129 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and lots of duplicate work" ((in 243 reviews)); "Mismanagement and poor leadership which make wrong decisions and fail to realize it until its past due.." ((in 119 reviews)); "Frequent restructuring and layoffs." ((in 95 reviews)); "terrible upper management leaves a lot to be desired" ((in 59 reviews)); "Senior management incapable of making decisions." ((in 38 reviews))

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eBay Sr. Software Engineer reviews

4.0

60% would recommend to a friend

(161 total reviews)

Jamie Iannone

92% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated eBay with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 161 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. eBay is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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161 reviews

4.0

Sep 19, 2017

Software Engineer 3

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good challenging work. Get to work with latest and greatest technologies.

Cons

Too many org changes, which causes lots of projects to go waste.

4.0

Sep 14, 2017

eBay was awesome

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

its a great place to learn, culture is fast paced and scrappy, I learned a ton here.

Cons

it could be political just like any big organisation, if you know how to deal with it, you will be just fine.

eBay Response

Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We are glad to hear you had a positive experience while working at eBay. We also appreciate your input for management consideration.

4.0

Sep 14, 2017

Very Good Employer!

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great colleagues, many opportunities for career developement, many interesting and varied projects.

Cons

Frequent changes in management strategy/direction and consequent restructuring of teams/departments creates turmoil.

eBay Response

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.

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