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 2.5% 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 (61) , 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 652 reviews)); "Good work life balance for most people but honestly its cos no one is self motivated anymore." ((in 576 reviews)); "All good and it was a good pay" ((in 254 reviews)); "The team is great and works in pure agile." ((in 171 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 250 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 92 reviews)); "terrible upper management leaves a lot to be desired" ((in 60 reviews)); "Senior management incapable of making decisions." ((in 36 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

Apr 17, 2009

Getting better?!

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

International, dynamic, travels, challenging, fuzzy

Cons

Messy, changing all the time

4.0

Feb 23, 2009

EBay - a true star

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I work for Paypal, a company owned by Ebay. Paypal has 70M+ active users and it is a challenge to keep the system up that works flawlessly. My main responsibility is to write software using C++ in Unix environment. With more than 6 years of experience in software development, I enjoy doing this and each day I learn something new. Sometimes new features of C++ which I put it in practice. Other times tackling live-issues and debugging code.

Cons

Stressful at times, supporting opeartions till late night, complex code base, maintenance work. Paypal is too process driven company and sometimes it is just frustrating

5.0

Dec 31, 2008

Great place if you're on the right team.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Team, Smart People, Good Managers, Awesome Job, Free sodas, Free cold filtered water, free bagel Wednesdays, nearby lots of eating places, community service activities and events, parties, stock plans, 401k with matching and Roth. Job security. Fast pace, always fun, allowed to be creative, feel appreciated, enjoy coworkers.

Cons

Long hours, not enough people to take on the jobs that need to be done. Some parts have too much bureaucracy.

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