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A great company, with all that it entails

Senior Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at eBay for 2 years
September 11, 2013
San Jose, California
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Top-notch people.

Enormous scale of operations.

Attention to detail and operational excellence very much appreciated.

Excellent project management and resource planning.

Advanced technology.

Adequate work-life balance.

Competitive pay.

Good, conveniently located offices.

Somewhat flexible work schedule.

Cons

Rather strict top-down management.

Natural conservatism due to the nature of the company business and scale of operations.

Cyclical demand for engineering talent driven by "big bang" business initiatives.

Highly political environment, natural for a large hierarchical organization.

Consulting companies sometimes distort the company culture by caring less than permanent employees about the long-term business consequences of their decisions.

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