eBay Software Developer reviews

3.8

58% would recommend to a friend

(297 total reviews)
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Jamie Iannone

64% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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
4.0
Aug 19, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

With a great work atmosphere, there are various opportunities provided for individuals to shine and grow within their teams. Employee training is encouraged, and management makes every attempt to provide projects based on the type of work employees want to do. With the number of changes happening this year, senior management has been very communicative and responsive, which is great to see.

Cons

A better work-life balance atmosphere would be beneficial. Due to the large nature of the organization, decision making takes a long time as you have to go through a lot of red tape. Company seems to be more reactive than proactive, always trying to catch up with competition as opposed to setting trends.

2.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Tons of smart people, great benefits, nice physical environment. Customers really do love the product and let you know what you've done right and wrong. There are good chances to advance, if you like limiting yourself to company niches, and can hack no life outside of work.

Cons

eBay is the flagship brand, but the other companies (PayPal, especially) are the tugs that pull the big ass eBay tanker through the narrows to boost profitability. Everyone expects you to drink the eBay Kool-Aid, and look askance at you if you question the big fat rah-rah-rah. On the development side, there are WAY too many managers. The product development process if horribly inefficient. Schedules across groups and projects are continually out of sync. The audit trail is ridiculous - for every bit of code you touch or test, you have to fill out at least 3 checklists. There are more employees dedicated to tracking status than testing for many projects. This company works you to the bone, is cheap, pushes deadlines over quality and tries to do too much with too little. But the benefits are good.

5.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

-excellent perks -Work Life balance -Transparency and lack of bureaucracy -generous grants of RSU's

Cons

-Just six months old in eBay so yet to see any Downside

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