PayPal Software Developer reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(635 total reviews)
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Enrique Lores

26% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated PayPal with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 635 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. PayPal is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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635 reviews
3.0
Feb 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good work life balance in some teams - Great people in some teams

Cons

- Company has no future vision / plan. It's running around like a headless chicken. - Cross-team coordination is a painful process. If you are dependent on another team for your work, good luck getting unblocked. - Politics everywhere. Everything is a facade just for show. - Lower comp than competitors doesn't retain great talent. - Boring financial product - Painful and unclear review / promotion process

1.0
Feb 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Come here if you want to stay stagnant - Managers who don't care about you and only cares about herself - Timelines are always tight

Cons

- Mass layoffs impacted morale - Fear culture, everyone is looking out for themselves including managers

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