Cutting Edge - MTS1 Software Engineer PayPal Employee Review

5.0
Jan 15, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Ability to work with cutting edge technologies. Efforts over the last three years to modernize the technology stack have really paid off. Work from home possible.

Cons

Management politics seems to have increased quite a bit over the years. Some teams use Agile, but the ones that don't have a ton of process issues. There used to be all kinds of smart engineers working for the company, but only roughly 1 in 20 engineers are really bright today. Only 1 in 5 are actually passionate about their work. PayPal really needs to improve their hiring processes and get better talent.

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PayPal Response
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Appreciate the recognition and call out of the new technologies we’re working with at PayPal. The last few years we have really focused on bringing the latest tech solutions to improve the developer and the customer experience. I’m happy to hear that you are feeling the positive impact of these changes. Your feedback on hiring is helpful, I deeply appreciate the candor, because getting honest feedback is how we get better. I’ve recently been moved from VP, Tech to VP, Talent to help improve our hiring processes and I agree that we can get better. We’ve already started to make changes in the process and will continue to drive improvements over the next year. Our goal is to hire and retain the best talent - people who are passionate about the customer, and who are about driving innovation in the payments and fintech industry. It’s an exciting time at PayPal and in the industry creating amazing potential for people who work here. If you would like to provide me more specific ideas on ways you think we can improve our hiring processes, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at kwolberg@paypal.com.

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