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

Software Developer professionals working at eBay have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 297 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of eBay employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at eBay now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at eBay .

Does eBay pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at eBay with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 297 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at eBay.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at eBay?

58% of Software Developer employees at eBay would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 11% in the past 12 months. Software Developer 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 are the top reviewed jobs at eBay?

Software Engineer (326) , Customer Service Representative (239) , Senior Software Engineer (156) , Manager (101) , Product Manager (88) , Senior Manager (88) , Senior Product Manager (86) , Director (75) , Intern (66) , Business Analyst (60) , 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 659 reviews)); "Good work life balance for most people but honestly its cos no one is self motivated anymore." ((in 585 reviews)); "All good and it was a good pay" ((in 246 reviews)); "The team is great and works in pure agile." ((in 157 reviews)); "Great colleagues and purpose." ((in 123 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and lots of duplicate work" ((in 244 reviews)); "Mismanagement and poor leadership which make wrong decisions and fail to realize it until its past due.." ((in 122 reviews)); "Frequent restructuring and layoffs." ((in 99 reviews)); "terrible upper management leaves a lot to be desired" ((in 60 reviews)); "long hours but overall decent" ((in 48 reviews))

eBay Software Developer reviews

3.8

58% would recommend to a friend

(297 total reviews)

Jamie Iannone

64% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated eBay with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 297 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. eBay is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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297 reviews

2.0

May 12, 2011

Not treated workers especially contract workers well

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is OK. The way it works generates quite a few short term contract positions, however it might not worth it.

Cons

Employee have all the benefits and take all the good opportunities. Contractors got to do all the dirty work. Work place is crowded and noisy.

3.0

May 11, 2011

Interesting and challenging

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

get to work on different projects, faced with challenging problems quite often, good company culture, on the job opportunity to learn.

Cons

Too many re org changes and too often, constantly changing priorities, duplication of work across teams, promotions are not frequent

4.0

Apr 6, 2011

Enjoyable company to work for, and opportunities for advancement

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is constantly looking for strategies to grow which allows you to work with cutting edge technologies. The atmosphere is laid back and the work challenging.

Cons

Like most larger companies, the policies and actions can be slow to implement. You have to learn to get along with a few personalities that aren't that pleasant to be around.

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