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Software Developer Interview

9 Dec 2015

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at PayPal (Baltimore, MD) in Nov 2015

Interview

Signed up through the college recruitment page. It was an 1-on-1 interview with a senior software developer at Paypal. He introduced himself and described the technical divisions of Paypal. Then he asked about my experience with CS, code concepts, and OO principles.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What's the difference between abstract class and interface?

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Software Engineer Interview

7 Apr 2026

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Easy interview

Application

I interviewed at PayPal

Interview

I had a recruiter call and they said they would send me a link to a Karat interview round in a week but I never received it. I mailed the recruiter multiple times but got no response or communication about it

PayPal response

1mo

Thank you for sharing your interview experience with us. Your feedback is valuable and will help us understand how we can evolve our interview process. We hope you can find another role on our website that fits your interest and join our team!

Software Engineer Interview

16 Mar 2026

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I interviewed at PayPal (San Jose, CA)

Interview

Recruiter call was basic scan of resume understanding tech stack what i work on and my interests. Prepare your resume and be ready to state why you want to work for the company.

PayPal response

2mo

Software Engineer Interview

6 Mar 2026

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at PayPal (San Jose, CA)

Interview

I interviewed 2 round, one front end, one hire manager, but didn’t move forward. The hr is helpful, the hire manager round asked about system design questions, which I feel may cause the rejection.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Normal front end interview questions, implement a fetching api small task

Answer question

PayPal response

3mo

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Software Developer Interview

9 Dec 2015

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at PayPal (Baltimore, MD) in Nov 2015

Interview

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What's the difference between abstract class and interface?

Answer question

Other Software Developer interview reviews for PayPal

Software Engineer Interview

7 Apr 2026

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Easy interview

Application

I interviewed at PayPal

Interview

PayPal response

1mo

Software Engineer Interview

16 Mar 2026

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I interviewed at PayPal (San Jose, CA)

Interview

Recruiter call was basic scan of resume understanding tech stack what i work on and my interests. Prepare your resume and be ready to state why you want to work for the company.

PayPal response

2mo

Software Engineer Interview

6 Mar 2026

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at PayPal (San Jose, CA)

Interview

I interviewed 2 round, one front end, one hire manager, but didn’t move forward. The hr is helpful, the hire manager round asked about system design questions, which I feel may cause the rejection.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Normal front end interview questions, implement a fetching api small task

Answer question

PayPal response

3mo

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