Startup got acquired.. eBay is a typical big company, ultra-slow to move and therefore stuck in the past. - werkgeversreview Software Engineer V bij eBay

1,0
10 dec 2010
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Pluspunten

The salary is acceptable. The campus is conveniently located. The benefits are adequate. Generous combination of 401k matching, bonus, stock, and ESPP.

Minpunten

Parking is tight. Space in general is tight. There is effectively no choice in health insurance, with Kaiser being the only HMO and only one PPO and one CDHP plan. Upper management is profoundly ignorant of its employees: would you acquire a startup without at least talking to the most highly compensated workers in addition to the founders? The HR/security/stock/accounting systems are disparate. MS Exchange is the corporate email standard, with all the limitations that implies. Several MILLION lines of Java in the codebase, with no hope of changing. The performance review process is from the '90s, managers review their subordinates, full stop. Bonus, stock, and ESPP are all on a protracted 7-14 month schedule, slow moving like everything else.

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5,0
28 mrt 2026
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Pluspunten

Flexible and intuitive to use

Minpunten

Buyers always get prioritized with no full comp to sellers

3,0
20 jun 2026
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Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

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.

Minpunten

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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