Is PayPal a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at PayPal have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 635 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of PayPal employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at PayPal now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at PayPal .

Does PayPal pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at PayPal with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 635 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at PayPal.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at PayPal?

62% of Software Developer employees at PayPal would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 9% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated PayPal with a 3.9 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PayPal?

Software Engineer (669) , Senior Software Engineer (329) , Customer Service Representative (259) , Data Scientist (142) , Product Manager (138) , Manager (134) , Risk Analyst (124) , Software Engineer II (111) , 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 1037 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 942 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 646 reviews)); "Not to mention it was good pay and everything was paid for by them" ((in 425 reviews)); "Good Salary and Perks" ((in 336 reviews))

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

"very frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 281 reviews)); "I had a bad manager that either wasnt able to support me or just didn't." ((in 221 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 103 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 64 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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3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(635 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

26% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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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

1.0

Feb 2, 2026

Bad Experience

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is high when compare to other company

Cons

No job security also no work life balance

4.0

Feb 1, 2026

Overall good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay WLB Hybrid (WFH for years before RTO in 2024)

Cons

Layoff, layoff, and more layoff

3.0

Jan 18, 2026

PayPal

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good learning and nothing much.

Cons

Cost Cutting Low balling Employees Politics

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