Come for the money, leave for the frustration. - werkgeversreview Senior Development Manager bij PayPal

2,0
2 sep 2008
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Pluspunten

Salary is higher than average and it is a well-recognized (if not well-loved) name.

Minpunten

Technological dead-end. Their entire code base is so convoluted that it is nearly unmanageable. This leads to a complete paralysis for development. In addition, their release methodology is completely a mess as it relies on a "big-bang" release with all components being updated at the same time. This is done supposedly as "risk management", but in reality it is simply because the various components are so tightly bound to each other that they must be updated in lock-step.

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5,0
15 mei 2026
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Good company to work for, good work life balance

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They should have more developers than other titles.

2,0
13 apr 2026
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PayPal has a lot of potential. It has two very strong brands in PayPal and Venmo with significant awareness and user bases that other companies envy. There are pockets of teams that are really pushing the envelop to reimagine what PayPal and Venmo could be—especially the Venmo team—and to move with speed given the company must stay focused and not waste time with Apple Pay, Shop Pay, and so many other competitors nipping at PayPal's heels and aggressively taking market share.

Minpunten

While some teams are pushing to self-disrupt and are moving fast, too many teams—and I'd argue the majority of the company–are living off of PayPal's laurels from the late 2010s through the pandemic. The culture and mindset have to change for the company to remain competitive. Otherwise, they are the Titanic and they're sinking slowly. The former CEO who only last 2 years tried diversifying the company's revenue, planning for the future. But the board and its former chairman (now new CEO) felt he wasn't moving fast enough to stabilize and marketshare. Instead, the board hired the former chairman who made computers and printers at HP—another sinking ship—to lead the oldest fintech company. The loss of confidence in the leadership team and the strategy are only accelerating.

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