PayPal Software Engineer reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(650 total reviews)
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Enrique Lores

26% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated PayPal with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 650 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. PayPal is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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650 reviews
5.0
Mar 10, 2026

Good culture and Pay

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture and Pay, the people are good and the work is good

Cons

Changes in management an reduction of employee benefits

4.0
Mar 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay compared to competetors

Cons

Office politics at peak level

5.0
Feb 16, 2026

Excellent Culture

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent Culture, Motivated and tech enthuisatic peers.

Cons

No Cons best company to work with

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