Better than most; choose the right team - Software Development Manager PayPal Employee Review

3.0
Aug 31, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Some areas have interesting problems - Few companies have larger scale - Nice campus -- ongoing renovations will make it even better - Interesting 33% RSU vesting schedule/year - Very good 401k match of 4%

Cons

- Food is atrocious and expensive. Run by Sodexo. Coffee bar runs out of drinks often. - Comp can be quite a bit lower than other tech companies - Financial roots make development work slow - Facilities team not up to par - broken TVs in conference rooms, nonfunctional phones, unpainted patches on the walls, elevators are way too slow, etc. - Benefits are falling behind comparable companies. Not enough EV chargers (and you have to pay for them), not enough parking, some health plans are 2x the price of other companies, RSU vesting is still yearly

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5.0
May 7, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good work life balance. Lot of opportunities to learn

Cons

Company is in transition mode

2.0
Apr 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

PayPal has a lot of potential. It has two very strong brands in PayPal and Venmo with significant awareness and user bases that other companies envy. There are pockets of teams that are really pushing the envelop to reimagine what PayPal and Venmo could be—especially the Venmo team—and to move with speed given the company must stay focused and not waste time with Apple Pay, Shop Pay, and so many other competitors nipping at PayPal's heels and aggressively taking market share.

Cons

While some teams are pushing to self-disrupt and are moving fast, too many teams—and I'd argue the majority of the company–are living off of PayPal's laurels from the late 2010s through the pandemic. The culture and mindset have to change for the company to remain competitive. Otherwise, they are the Titanic and they're sinking slowly. The former CEO who only last 2 years tried diversifying the company's revenue, planning for the future. But the board and its former chairman (now new CEO) felt he wasn't moving fast enough to stabilize and marketshare. Instead, the board hired the former chairman who made computers and printers at HP—another sinking ship—to lead the oldest fintech company. The loss of confidence in the leadership team and the strategy are only accelerating.

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