Is PayPal a good company to work for as a Risk Engineer?

Risk Engineer professionals working at PayPal have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 177 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of PayPal employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Risk Engineer Jobs at PayPal now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Risk Engineer interview questions at PayPal .

Does PayPal pay Risk Engineer employees well?

Risk Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at PayPal with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 177 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 15% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Risk Engineer salaries at PayPal.

How happy are Risk Engineer professionals working at PayPal?

85% of Risk Engineer employees at PayPal would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 2% in the past 12 months. Risk Engineer professionals have also rated PayPal with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.4 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PayPal?

Software Engineer (667) , Senior Software Engineer (327) , Customer Service Representative (259) , Data Scientist (141) , Product Manager (138) , Manager (134) , Risk Analyst (124) , Software Engineer II (111) , Customer Solutions Agent (110) , Senior Product Manager (99) , Director (98) , MTS1 Software Engineer (92) , Senior Manager (87) , Software Engineer III (83) , Collections Specialist (79)

What are the pros of working at PayPal according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are good and the work atmosphere was wonderful." ((in 935 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 650 reviews)); "Good pay and will get good exposure in working payment domain" ((in 422 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 337 reviews)); "work culture is good and helpful" ((in 298 reviews))

What are the cons of working at PayPal according to real employee reviews?

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 271 reviews)); "I had a bad manager that either wasnt able to support me or just didn't." ((in 225 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 110 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 61 reviews)); "Too much politics If you are not part for paltform then in Payments domains not much of technical learning but you will learn Payments business" ((in 60 reviews))

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4.1

85% would recommend to a friend

(177 total reviews)

Enrique Lores

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51% positive business outlook

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4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Culture & values

4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Senior management

Risk Engineer employees have rated PayPal with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 177 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Risk Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. PayPal is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Risk Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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177 reviews

5.0

Jun 16, 2025

Good company

Risk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Nice people no development no chance

Cons

Rigide No chance no growth no future

4.0

Jun 5, 2025

GREAT COMPANY TO GET STARTED AT OUT OF SCHOOL

Risk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company overall. Can move slow due to size and complexity, but depending on area you will get to touch a lot of different aspects in the security space. Plenty of opportunities to learn other areas and get involved if a self starter.

Cons

Red tape syndrome is real. Change can be slow

4.0

May 11, 2025

Risk Analyst

Senior risk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work and life balance, Good Bonus, Benefits

Cons

Nothing to point as of now

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