so much potential, but so much mediocrity - werkgeversreview Principal Software Engineer bij eBay

3,0
15 jun 2008
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few companies are as much a part of our culture as eBay is - it is a household word; it has good employee benefits, and cares for its employees - the general corporate culture is great; there are many perspectives to the company, and many smaller companies under the "Inc" umbrella so there is much potential in many technical directions

Minpunten

very large company, lots of red tape, many mgmt levels; although technically innovative in scalability, eBay trails other similar sized companies in other technical areas; eBay tends to attempt innovation via acquisition, and that has repercussions; technically, eBay struggles to maintain an environment that encourages excellence and innovation in engineering.

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5,0
24 jun 2026
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All good, love this company and this job

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No, everything's just nice. I love the company

3,0
20 jun 2026
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Pluspunten

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.

Minpunten

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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