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Software Engineer Interview

3 May 2025

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PayPal (Chennai) in Aug 2022

Interview

HR approached me through LinkedIn, told me about the 4 rounds One online assesment Two DSA rounds One System design One Hiring Manager Discussed my overall experience and current compensation The online assessment was easy, and I was able to complete it.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

In the Online assessment I got two DSA and one Java LLD type question The first round is about the DSA-merge interval leetcode question was asked In the second round, LinkedList and tree medium-level questions were asked

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PayPal response

12mo

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!

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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

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

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PayPal response

2mo

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Software Engineer Interview

3 May 2025

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PayPal (Chennai) in Aug 2022

Interview

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Answer question

PayPal response

12mo

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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

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

2mo

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