Is eBay a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at eBay have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 159 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of eBay employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Developer Jobs at eBay now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at eBay .

Does eBay pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at eBay with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 159 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at eBay.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at eBay?

60% of Senior Software Developer employees at eBay would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 18% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer 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?

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

"Great people and welcoming" ((in 648 reviews)); "Good work life balance for most people but honestly its cos no one is self motivated anymore." ((in 577 reviews)); "All good and it was a good pay" ((in 247 reviews)); "The team is great and works in pure agile." ((in 154 reviews)); "Have a lot of intern activities; Colleagues are very nice and always ready for help; The technology stack is very new" ((in 128 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 120 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs happening around the company" ((in 101 reviews)); "terrible upper management leaves a lot to be desired" ((in 57 reviews)); "Senior management incapable of making decisions." ((in 38 reviews))

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eBay Senior Software Developer reviews

4.0

60% would recommend to a friend

(159 total reviews)

Jamie Iannone

92% approve of CEO

45% 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

Senior Software Developer employees have rated eBay with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 159 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. eBay is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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159 reviews

4.0

Apr 27, 2025

Decent company to work for

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is good, great people, decent WLB, decent pay

Cons

Compensation is not top notch, lots of competition in the field

3.0

Jan 10, 2025

Could be better

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent work life balance at times Interesting work Nice co-workers

Cons

Unrealistic goals and expectations set Top-down organization Below average PTO for industry (no additional sick days)

3.0

Dec 8, 2024

Good Sometimes

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good place sometimes, uncertain sometimes

Cons

It depends on the team, yourself and everyone else

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