frustrating - Software Engineer PayPal Employee Review

2.0
Jun 6, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

free soda, free bagels, free snacks, high salaries, telecommuting

Cons

Unbelievably complex development environment with terrible documentation. To figure out how anything works requires a research project in itself. Everything is "tribal knowledge".

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5.0
May 7, 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance. Lot of opportunities to learn

Cons

Company is in transition mode

2.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great people, smart people. With new CEO, maybe things will get back

Cons

Been a horrible last 3 years. Non-stop re-offs, new leadership that cut everyone and brought in new people who don’t know anything. No clear priorities, no leadership.

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