All About Working at eBay

All About Working at eBay All About Working at eBay eBay is a worldwide auction site that was founded by Pierre Omidyar on September 3, 1995, in San Jose, CA. It was originally called AuctionWeb and was part of a larger personal site. The very first item sold on the site by Omidyar was a broken laser pointer, to a collector of broken laser pointers. The name of the company was officially changed to eBay in September 1997. The company went public in 1998, making Omidyar and the first eBay president, Jeff Skoll, instant billionaires. The company has since purchased many other related companies, including PayPal, Skype and a percentage interest in Craigslist. eBay employs more than 30,000 employees worldwide, and are headquartered in San Jose, CA. Heres a look at everything you need to know about working for eBay. eBay Company Culture From the eBay website: Our business model is a little unusual. We dont build cars. Or computers. Or yo-yos. But we build something just as important. Communities. Weve created a place where people can come together. Exchange ideas. Share experiences. And expand their own businesses. It makes our users feel like theyre part of the family. And that feeling goes double for our employees. Thats whats so great about eBay- were literally changing the face of commerce every day. Do we have it down to a science? Of course not. Were learning as we go. Succeeding together and challenging each other to constantly refine and improve our way of working.Our people are the reason weve come this far. And the reason well succeed tomorrow. So as we grow (and we are), well try our darndest to retain the fun, community feeling that makes eBay so unique. In recent years the person-to-person economy has risen. Think of Airbnb and Uber. When you think about it, eBay was a forerunner to this trend that has taken hold since 2010.   Jobs at eBay There are many job openings at eBay worldwide. Some of the popular technical openings include the following: Software engineerWeb developersQA EngineerNetwork engineerSystem administratorsDatabase administrators eBay Compensation and Benefits eBay offers competitive compensation packages.   Medical, dental and vision insurance from the date of hireLife insurance, ADD, short-term and long-term disabilityFlexible spending accounts, Employee Assistance programBusiness travel accident insurancePTO starts at 16 days per year, with an additional day added for each year of service up to 20 days per yearHolidays: 10 holidays per year, plus one floating holiday of your choiceSabbatical: After five years of service with eBay, you are eligible for 4 weeks of time off with pay401k plan with participation eligibility on hire, 100% vesting in all contributions (including employer contributions) and a 100% company match up to $2,000 per year Employee stock purchase planEmployee referral program (up to $1,000)Charitable contribution and gift matching eBay also offers a lot of additional perks, including the following: Work/life balance toolkiteBay development workshopsTuition reimbursementAdoption assistance programErgonomic consultationsPet insuranceOnsite conveniences including complimentary beverages and snacks, ATM’s, onsite dry cleaning, massage, auto detailing, oil change, haircut, and dental cleaning â€" just to name a few Without a doubt, eBay is one of the hottest tech companies to work for.