PayPal·Software Engineer

PayPal Software Engineer interview experience

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San Jose, CAPosted Oct 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had a longer, multi-stage process that stretched out over weeks.

It started with two technical interviews, and they weren’t strictly LeetCode matches—more like general coding and problem-solving screens. After that, I went through two more rounds that were framed as team matching, and only afterward did I receive a final decision. The overall pacing felt steady, but I kept going for a while before hearing anything.

In the first coding stage, the interviewer asked an easy-to-medium level question, and when I got stuck, they were actively helpful rather than leaving me to flounder. The second technical round also followed a similar pattern: consistent

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