Is PayPal a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at PayPal have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 328 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of PayPal employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at PayPal now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at PayPal .

Does PayPal pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at PayPal with 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 328 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at PayPal.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at PayPal?

51% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at PayPal would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 14% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated PayPal with a 3.4 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PayPal?

Software Engineer (672) , Senior Software Engineer (333) , Customer Service Representative (259) , Data Scientist (143) , Product Manager (140) , Manager (134) , Risk Analyst (124) , Software Engineer II (112) , Customer Solutions Agent (110) , Senior Product Manager (99) , Director (98) , MTS1 Software Engineer (93) , Senior Manager (87) , Software Engineer III (83) , Collections Specialist (79)

What are the pros of working at PayPal according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance with challenging and engaging goals." ((in 1036 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 929 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 644 reviews)); "Not to mention it was good pay and everything was paid for by them" ((in 410 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 338 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 283 reviews)); "I had a bad manager that either wasnt able to support me or just didn't." ((in 233 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 105 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 65 reviews)); "Too much politics If you are not part for paltform then in Payments domains not much of technical learning but you will learn Payments business" ((in 63 reviews))

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PayPal Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(328 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

21% approve of CEO

36% positive business outlook

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3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Senior management

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated PayPal with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 328 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. PayPal is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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328 reviews

3.0

Sep 10, 2012

a company that follows Yahoo, DELL and HP

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good position on a hot market. the company will get split to another IPO company sooner or later. at current market, RSU is worth 30k+ per year if you have been working more than four years.

Cons

internal management are poor. Some people has to do most of the work while others does nothing. talents are leaving for Google, Facebook and LinkedIn.

4.0

Aug 21, 2012

Work at PayPal

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible, Friendly Environment, Flat Hierarchy

Cons

Need to change faster with the technological advances

1.0

Jul 2, 2012

Terrible Management in the Technology Organization

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is competitive for the Silicon Valley but this is not a technology destination.

Cons

Management in the technology organization at PayPal is terrible. No vision, no strategy and they flounder constantly on how to make decisions. A bunch of do nothing bankers have been brought in and their solution to any problem is layering of people to insulate them from any accountability.

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