Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at PayPal have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 321 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of PayPal employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at PayPal now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at PayPal.

Question 2

Does PayPal pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

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Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at PayPal with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 321 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at PayPal.

Question 3

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at PayPal?

Accepted Answer

51% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at PayPal would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 14% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated PayPal with a 3.3 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.2 rating for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at PayPal?

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Software Engineer (667), Senior Software Engineer (327), Customer Service Representative (259), Data Scientist (142), Product Manager (138), Manager (134), Risk Analyst (124), Software Engineer II (111), Customer Solutions Agent (110), Senior Product Manager (99), Director (98), MTS1 Software Engineer (92), Senior Manager (87), Software Engineer III (83), Collections Specialist (79)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

"The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 928 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 649 reviews)); "Not to mention it was good pay and everything was paid for by them" ((in 435 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 331 reviews)); "work culture is good and helpful" ((in 291 reviews))

Question 6

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

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"very frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 275 reviews)); "All the good things about the company can go for a toss if you are reporting to a bad manager." ((in 227 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 104 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 63 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 59 reviews))

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