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

Software Engineer professionals working at eBay have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 298 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of eBay employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at eBay now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at eBay .

Does eBay pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at eBay with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 298 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at eBay.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at eBay?

58% of Software Engineer employees at eBay would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 11% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated eBay with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating for career opportunities.

What eBay locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

eBay locations which are top rated by Software Engineer employees are Austin and San Jose .

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 658 reviews)); "Good work life balance for most people but honestly its cos no one is self motivated anymore." ((in 588 reviews)); "Very nice and good benefits" ((in 533 reviews)); "All good and it was a good pay" ((in 236 reviews)); "The team is great and works in pure agile." ((in 160 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 122 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs happening around the company" ((in 91 reviews)); "terrible upper management leaves a lot to be desired" ((in 57 reviews)); "Senior management incapable of making decisions." ((in 37 reviews))

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eBay Software Engineer reviews

3.8

58% would recommend to a friend

(298 total reviews)

Jamie Iannone

63% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

Software Engineer employees have rated eBay with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 298 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. eBay is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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298 reviews

5.0

Dec 25, 2025

comfort zone

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work and life balance.

Cons

Upward growth is limited here. Things move slowly.

3.0

Dec 18, 2025

Good Exposure

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Work at scale - Autonomy sometimes - Decent work life balance, but depends on team

Cons

- too legacy - old codebases

1.0

Nov 16, 2025

worst

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

salary is the only best

Cons

worklife balance is worst with re orgs

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