Good place for a college grad but NOT the faint of heart. - Staff Software Engineer eBay Employee Review

4.0
Sep 16, 2008
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Pros

The constant changes will always keep you on your toe; you cannot be bored. Technically, it is very challenging place for engineer (especially college grads) to keep up with the fast pace and learning curve. This is not a place for slacker for sure :) There is lots of lateral career movement you can take if you are tired of being in a certain position. I have seen software engineer becomes project manager or product manager. This is very much encouraged by management.

Cons

It can be stressful at time when you have deal with production site issues while working with your current projects. Everything can be very compressed.

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5.0
May 17, 2026
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Pros

good culture friendly people and good benefits

Cons

leadership direction politics tenured individuals who do not change their ways of working

5.0
May 27, 2026
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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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