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 640 reviews)); "Good work life balance for most people but honestly its cos no one is self motivated anymore." ((in 586 reviews)); "All good and it was a good pay" ((in 253 reviews)); "The team is great and works in pure agile." ((in 164 reviews)); "Have a lot of intern activities; Colleagues are very nice and always ready for help; The technology stack is very new" ((in 125 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and lots of duplicate work" ((in 241 reviews)); "Mismanagement and poor leadership which make wrong decisions and fail to realize it until its past due.." ((in 121 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs happening around the company" ((in 98 reviews)); "terrible upper management leaves a lot to be desired" ((in 58 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

1.0

Sep 11, 2008

Horrible for engineers.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

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Pros

There really aren't any, unless you have a family and like being the one eyed man in the land of the blind. Also, if you get in good with your manager, it's very easy to slip between the cracks and slack off.

Cons

Hugely political, and managers are not very aware of who the good coders in the group are. Also, it's predominantly a marketing organization, so developers get stepped on. Also, it's heavily process oriented, but now we're trying to become more "agile". So now we have an "agile waterfall", which is just an awful awful idea. It just means that product managers can slack off far more.

2.0

Sep 9, 2008

flexible hours, but have to work after hours

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

as an Engineer, our working hours are very flexible, but at a cost , you can be pulled into work 24 hours. You have opportunities to switch to different departments. always learn some new technology.

Cons

you have to work after hours

2.0

Aug 20, 2008

eBay stuck in a wheel which goes round and round but never goes up :(

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The brand is well recognized. The company is full of intelligent people to learn from. A good place to learn about how internet business works.

Cons

The middle management is very incompetent and totally screwed up. They are busy in too many useless meetings and keep dishing out BS to employees.Too much politics. Compensation here is lower than average. Promotions are given based more on politics than actual job performance. Bloated infrastructure and organization. Change is slow and by the time it happens is often outdated. Very few opportunities for career advancement.

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Horrible for engineers.

flexible hours, but have to work after hours

eBay stuck in a wheel which goes round and round but never goes up :(

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