Is eBay a good company to work for as a Senior Software Engineer?

Senior Software Engineer professionals working at eBay have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 158 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of eBay employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Engineer Jobs at eBay now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineer interview questions at eBay .

Does eBay pay Senior Software Engineer employees well?

Senior Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at eBay with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 158 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries and benefits at eBay .

How happy are Senior Software Engineer professionals working at eBay?

60% of Senior Software Engineer employees at eBay would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 18% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineer professionals have also rated eBay with a 3.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at eBay?

Software Engineer (324) , Customer Service Representative (239) , Senior Software Engineer (156) , Manager (101) , Senior Manager (88) , Product Manager (87) , Senior Product Manager (86) , Director (74) , Intern (66) , Account Manager (59) , Business Analyst (59) , MTS1 Software Engineer (58) , Software Engineer II (54) , Project Manager (51) , Software Engineer III (42)

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

"Great people and welcoming" ((in 647 reviews)); "Good work life balance for most people but honestly its cos no one is self motivated anymore." ((in 566 reviews)); "Very nice and good benefits" ((in 520 reviews)); "All good and it was a good pay" ((in 247 reviews)); "The team is great and works in pure agile." ((in 155 reviews))

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

"Poor Management and lots of duplicate work" ((in 252 reviews)); "Mismanagement and poor leadership which make wrong decisions and fail to realize it until its past due.." ((in 122 reviews)); "Frequent restructuring and layoffs." ((in 93 reviews)); "terrible upper management leaves a lot to be desired" ((in 60 reviews)); "Senior management incapable of making decisions." ((in 36 reviews))

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4.0

60% would recommend to a friend

(158 total reviews)

Jamie Iannone

92% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

Senior Software Engineer employees have rated eBay with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 158 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. eBay is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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158 reviews

4.0

Jun 2, 2026

Good work-life balance, but techniques are outdated

Senior software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance, mid-term techniques, well benefits

Cons

not cutting-edge techniques, layoff recent 3 years

5.0

Mar 26, 2026

Great company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great engineering culture with supportive teammates and strong collaboration across teams. Opportunities to work on large-scale systems and modern technologies. Flexible work environment and good work-life balance. Great engineering culture with supportive teammates and strong collaboration across teams. Opportunities to work on large-scale systems and modern technologies. Flexible work environment and good work-life balance.

Cons

Occasional process overhead and slower decision-making in some areas, but generally improving with ongoing organizational changes.

5.0

Mar 17, 2026

Work at baby

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company nice people and compensation

Cons

Closing Israeli site after 20 years

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