PayPal Software Engineer interview experience

After multiple interview rounds for a senior software engineering role, I felt like things were moving—there was additional hiring manager involvement beyond what I expected. At some point, the process stopped feeling like a structured pipeline and started feeling like it was just over for me.

In both the way it was experienced and the communication afterward, I was left without a response despite repeated follow-ups. Even though the earlier steps included taking my documentation and multiple rounds, the closing part didn’t come through.

I didn’t get an offer, and the hardest part to shake