open and friendly company culture - Anonymous employee eBay Employee Review

3.0
15 Jan 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

great professional environment to work in, very competent and helpful colleagues, the culture is very supportive and team work oriented,

Cons

communication with HQ in the US is somewhat difficult, senior management decisions are not transparent at times and lack support at employee level

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5.0
2 June 2026
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Pros

It is equivalent to winning the lottery for a dream job.

Cons

Sunday work can be challenging- due to daycare challenges, but ebay supports work/life balance so its not really a con

3.0
20 June 2026
Recommend
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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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