3.0
3 Aug 2008
Current employee
San Jose, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
eBay is one of the oldest, biggest companies on the internet -- and so it's an honor to work for the company that has pioneered so much. The infrastructure is incredibly complex and the challenges are of a scale greater than most competitors can ever imagine. It's great to be a part of this organization and play in this type of arena. Also, there are tons of resources to help work on stuff.
Cons
It's surprisingly expensive (in terms of engineering days) to get anything built. Lots of process keeps eBay reliably online with lots of 9's but also helps to add a lot of friction towards building new things. Also, the bar to hire has been set far too low for some time.