Great place for people in business roles - Senior Manager eBay Employee Review

5.0
Apr 7, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Very competitive pay (but don't expect to get paid like a Ruby developer at Facebook) - Great benefits: Definitely above average compared to most other SV companies - Work/Life balance - Strong leadership and vision to move into untapped markets (incl . mobile and social) - Bagel Wednesdays ;-)

Cons

- It is harder for engineers to stand out due to the massive competition at eBay. For roles in marketing, sales or PM it is much easier to succeed and have a great career. - You have to be able to work well in a matrix organization (every company of this size has some level of "politics")

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5.0
Jun 24, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 20, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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