Average but stable if you are the right cog in the wheel - Software Engineer III PayPal Employee Review

2.0
Feb 10, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- 4% match for 401k - Amongst a lot of boring and meaningless work, there are some pockets of pretty interesting things to work on - Taking time off is respected for the most part - There is opportunity to step up if you really want to - If you are the right cog in the wheel, you can dodge layoffs and try to fly under the radar for the steady paycheck - WFH/Remote-friendly (so far) - WLB is pretty decent if you put your foot down and set boundaries

Cons

- Coporate office politics is rampant - Reorgs and layoffs are a constant - Huge layer of fat in middle management that slows things down and refuses to be cut - Priorities change every day - Lack of vision, transparency, or accountability from management - Comp is pretty average - Company is becoming a sweat shop mentality with the new ceo - Path to promotions / career growth is unclear - No innovation / no bandwidth for engineers to even think about innovation

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, smart people. With new CEO, maybe things will get back

Cons

Been a horrible last 3 years. Non-stop re-offs, new leadership that cut everyone and brought in new people who don’t know anything. No clear priorities, no leadership.

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