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 929 reviews)); "peers were supportive and it was great to meet nice people" ((in 649 reviews)); "Not to mention it was good pay and everything was paid for by them" ((in 410 reviews)); "Good salary and RSUs" ((in 328 reviews)); "work culture is good and helpful" ((in 291 reviews))

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

"very frequent layoffs and reorgs" ((in 287 reviews)); "All the good things about the company can go for a toss if you are reporting to a bad manager." ((in 227 reviews)); "No job security and not growing since last 2 years" ((in 105 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 62 reviews)); "Middle and upper management are focused too much on marketing requests at the expense of development needs." ((in 61 reviews))

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4.1

85% would recommend to a friend

(177 total reviews)

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51% positive business outlook

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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

Jan 31, 2025

Excellent place to work

Senior risk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very good work environment, superb process and excellent work life balance

Cons

Very large org so competition fierce for promotions

4.0

Jan 25, 2025

Good work life balance

Risk manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Overall PayPal has good work life balance. Good benefits, flexible unlimited time off, and work is not micro-managed.

Cons

Recently moved from full remote to hybrid 3 days per week in office. This seems to be industry standard.

4.0

Jan 6, 2025

Risk analyst for PayPal

Risk analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, good work atmosphere, good direct leaders

Cons

Upper management, bureaucracy, low pay in comparison to other companies, random mass-layoffs

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