eBay Software Engineer reviews

3.8

58% would recommend to a friend

(298 total reviews)
avatar

Jamie Iannone

64% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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 Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

298 reviews
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

Viewing 1 - 3 of 298 Reviews

Glassdoor has 7,003 eBay reviews submitted anonymously by eBay employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if eBay is right for you.