Startup got acquired.. eBay is a typical big company, ultra-slow to move and therefore stuck in the past. - Software Engineer V eBay Employee Review

1.0
Dec 10, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The salary is acceptable. The campus is conveniently located. The benefits are adequate. Generous combination of 401k matching, bonus, stock, and ESPP.

Cons

Parking is tight. Space in general is tight. There is effectively no choice in health insurance, with Kaiser being the only HMO and only one PPO and one CDHP plan. Upper management is profoundly ignorant of its employees: would you acquire a startup without at least talking to the most highly compensated workers in addition to the founders? The HR/security/stock/accounting systems are disparate. MS Exchange is the corporate email standard, with all the limitations that implies. Several MILLION lines of Java in the codebase, with no hope of changing. The performance review process is from the '90s, managers review their subordinates, full stop. Bonus, stock, and ESPP are all on a protracted 7-14 month schedule, slow moving like everything else.

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
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Pros

It is equivalent to winning the lottery for a dream job.

Cons

Sunday work can be challenging- due to daycare challenges, but ebay supports work/life balance so its not really a con

5.0
May 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good work, lots of AI experiments, AI innovation, latest tech stack, Co-workers are very co-operative and helpful. Most AI tools are still unlimited.

Cons

Some teams are over-working due to smaller teams as a result of recent layoffs. Office perks (like catered food, snacks) are dwindling every quarter even though company wants every employee to be 3 days a week in office. Company wants 80 percent code to be generated by AI but no clear guideline how to achieve that.

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