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      Highly Political Environment - Software Engineer PayPal Employee Review

      2.0
      Feb 2, 2015
      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Parties, Fun, Good work life balance, Free transport, Compensation, Perks.

      Cons

      - Extremely political environment. - Infra code and hence very little learning on job. - Technology stack is not good but this is project specific. - Crowd quality is moderate. - No good leaders (within the team). - Unimpressive interview quality.

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      5.0
      May 15, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good company to work for, good work life balance

      Cons

      They should have more developers than other titles.

      2.0
      Jul 7, 2026
      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great people but that may be team dependent.

      Cons

      Culture is very team dependent. Slow to build things but that's probably to downside to corporate... it all depends on the team that you're on

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