good place - Software Developer eBay Employee Review

4.0
Nov 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people are nice..San Jose is a good city and the work is good. The company has a huge global presence and the website exists in many different countries in several different languages. Also, with the acquisition of Skype and PayPal, there is a lot more work that can be done to improve the current condition at eBay.

Cons

the company is on the decline and the stock prices are plunging. Some of the policies adopted by the company are not going down well with the users and thus the user base of eBay is falling.

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

All good, love this company and this job

Cons

No, everything's just nice. I love the company

3.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Relaxing culture. family first. Stock performance is generally good for the recent two years and huge benefit if you're eligible for ESPP. Stable product with large customer base means you get opportunity to work on project with real impact.

Cons

1. Blind push for AI and leadership expect unrealistic efficiency improvement 2. Layoff every year in Feb (2024, 2025, 2026) and sometimes can feel the tension in team 3. Legacy tech stack with isolated and fragile infrastructure. Developer friction is a real pain. You get random infra down every once a while and internal support becomes even worse since they started offshoring to LCOL area in 2025. 4. Hiring freeze in San Jose... just expect more layoff coming up + frequent meetings at night / early morning across regions

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