Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Software Engineer professionals working at PayPal have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 645 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of PayPal employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at PayPal now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at PayPal.

Question 2

Does PayPal pay Software Engineer employees well?

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Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at PayPal with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 645 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries and benefits at PayPal.

Question 3

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at PayPal?

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61% of Software Engineer employees at PayPal would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 12% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated PayPal with a 3.8 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.

Question 4

What PayPal locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

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PayPal locations which are top rated by Software Engineer employees are Austin and San Jose. Chicago is the lowest rated PayPal location by Software Engineer employees.

Question 5

What are the top reviewed jobs at PayPal?

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Software Engineer (666), Senior Software Engineer (325), Customer Service Representative (258), Data Scientist (141), Product Manager (138), Manager (134), Risk Analyst (124), Software Engineer II (111), Customer Solutions Agent (109), Senior Product Manager (99), Director (98), MTS1 Software Engineer (92), Senior Manager (87), Software Engineer III (83), Collections Specialist (79)

Question 6

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

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"Good work life balance is good" ((in 1018 reviews)); "The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 901 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 654 reviews)); "Good pay and will get good exposure in working payment domain" ((in 418 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 338 reviews))

Question 7

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

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"Frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 281 reviews)); "All the good things about the company can go for a toss if you are reporting to a bad manager." ((in 222 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 112 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 61 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 60 reviews))

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