Great work life balance - Software Engineer 3 eBay Employee Review

5.0
28 Aug 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The work life balance here at eBay is second to none. I still get t work on something really impactful for our customers and still have a very healthy work life balance. The leaders here at eBay share appreciation for your efforts and also provide prompt feedback for improvement. Leaders care for every individuals careers development

Cons

Although the initiatives are really focussed to improving user's experience, there is scope to improve and update the tech stack. Having worked on more open source technologies earlier in my career, I feel there are more customized frameworks/tools used at eBay.

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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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