Great place to work, very comfortable environment - Software Quality Engineer eBay Employee Review

4.0
Mar 23, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Everyone was very relaxed and the environment was very welcoming. I worked in the mobile QA department and everyone was always willing to help me out (being new at the profession).

Cons

Only con was that my whole team was working on contracts, and towards the end were starting to shift to other projects, but out of no where got dropped due to some new hiring requirements that we didn't meet. It was a bummer, but that's how contracts work I guess.

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5.0
Mar 28, 2026
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Pros

Flexible and intuitive to use

Cons

Buyers always get prioritized with no full comp to sellers

3.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Relaxing culture. family first. Stock performance is generally good for the recent two years and huge benefit if you're eligible for ESPP. Stable product with large customer base means you get opportunity to work on project with real impact.

Cons

1. Blind push for AI and leadership expect unrealistic efficiency improvement 2. Layoff every year in Feb (2024, 2025, 2026) and sometimes can feel the tension in team 3. Legacy tech stack with isolated and fragile infrastructure. Developer friction is a real pain. You get random infra down every once a while and internal support becomes even worse since they started offshoring to LCOL area in 2025. 4. Hiring freeze in San Jose... just expect more layoff coming up + frequent meetings at night / early morning across regions

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