PayPal·Data Scientist

PayPal Data Scientist interview experience

Not SpecifiedPosted Mar 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process began with a phone interview with a hiring manager.

It was a single screen focused on data science and analytics fundamentals, and it set the tone for the rest of what I’d need to demonstrate.

After that recruiter-style call, I moved into a one-round DS&A coding interview. The format was straightforward—an actual coding assessment centered on core data science and analytics concepts rather than a broad conversation. It felt like they were checking how I think and build solutions when the questions are technical and time-bound.

When I look back on it, the experience was compact and efficient: one manager call, then one coding round. I

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