Is eBay a good company to work for?

eBay has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 7,008 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at eBay to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about eBay have been left by employees working as Software Engineering Intern , Software Engineer(Internship) and Software Engineer Intern .

Does eBay pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, eBay employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at eBay. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at eBay?

74% of eBay employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated eBay 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at eBay?

Software Engineer (326) , Customer Service Representative (239) , Senior Software Engineer (156) , Manager (101) , Product Manager (88) , Senior Manager (88) , Senior Product Manager (86) , Director (75) , Intern (66) , Business Analyst (61) , Account Manager (59) , MTS1 Software Engineer (58) , Software Engineer II (54) , Project Manager (52) , Software Engineer III (42)

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

"Great people and welcoming" ((in 642 reviews)); "Good work life balance for most people but honestly its cos no one is self motivated anymore." ((in 575 reviews)); "All good and it was a good pay" ((in 237 reviews)); "The team is great and works in pure agile." ((in 174 reviews)); "Have a lot of intern activities; Colleagues are very nice and always ready for help; The technology stack is very new" ((in 126 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and lots of duplicate work" ((in 250 reviews)); "Mismanagement and poor leadership which make wrong decisions and fail to realize it until its past due.." ((in 123 reviews)); "Frequent restructuring and layoffs." ((in 102 reviews)); "terrible upper management leaves a lot to be desired" ((in 61 reviews)); "Senior management incapable of making decisions." ((in 35 reviews))

What are employees saying about eBay layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about eBay layoffs and their outlook for job security at eBay in 2026.

What are the top reviewed eBay locations?

San Jose , Draper , Austin , Salt Lake City , New York , San Francisco , Portland , Bellevue , Seattle , Campbell , Los Angeles , Atlanta , San Antonio , Houston , King of Prussia , Orlando , Louisville , San Diego , Chicago , Dallas , Sandy , Phoenix , Tampa , South Jordan , Syracuse , Santa Clara , Baltimore , Miami , Mountain View , Sunnyvale

eBay reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(5,670 total reviews)

Jamie Iannone

80% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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eBay has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 5,670 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The eBay employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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6K reviews

3.0

Apr 12, 2016

A mixed bag

Fraud agent iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent company, values, culture. Training is excellent, compensation and benefits are very comparable. Lots of movement in the company means many employment opportunities and room for growth.

Cons

Management are a bunch of vaguely-psychotic children who seem to view themselves as overlords with us, their employees, playing the role of serfs. No regulation for management. HR is a joke. Management is almost never hired internally (they almost ALWAYS hire externally for management), so if your dream is to be middle management, go elsewhere.

4.0

Apr 9, 2016

eBay review from a PD

Software engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team. eBay hires solid people at the individual contributor level. All my co-workers are hard working, intelligent, sharp developers. There's no lack for talent. eBay also has above average compensation and awesome work-life balance. It's a healthy place to work.

Cons

The tech stack. Ebay's technology is years behind it's major competitor - Amazon. It's getting more current, but that takes time. There has been a solid push at the company for the last year or so to revamp old processes, and we're seeing a lot of that work paying off. Middle management seems to lack direction at times. Upper management has a pretty clear vision for company growth, but middle management often changes the approach to achieve their goals.

eBay Response

10y

Our global talent engagement partners work hard to find top talent and bring them into our workforce - and we are all so fortunate to be surrounded by smart, talented co-workers. We are able to do this with the competitive compensation we offer and positive work-life balance atmosphere. We are glad to know you see our push to improve our current technology, and you are right, it does take time. We will inform upper management of your feedback to continue to invest in technology. We want our engineers to thrive within eBay and to constantly innovate. Thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights.

3.0

Oct 15, 2015

TYPICAL TEEN-AGED INTERNET COMPANY

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I liked working at eBay, mostly because the people were generally friendly and collaborative. There are some levels of the organization that are more self-serving, largely at the Sr. Director and above level. The work environment is very nice and has the usual Silicon Valley amenities. The work was challenging because of the dynamically changing business and that everything requires cross functional support and buy-in.

Cons

Sometimes I felt that I was not being heard. I think this is because the company values extroverted personalities who stated their case authoritatively, even if it was meritless, over more thoughtful employees who were more objective.

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