PayPal·Software Engineer

PayPal Software Engineer interview experience

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BengaluruPosted Mar 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first real step was a fairly straightforward online test.

I took a 90-minute HackerRank assessment that included Java-focused questions and two LeetCode-style problems at easy and medium difficulty. After that, I got connected to HR and received an email status update.

The next part of the process moved into timed interviews: I had a short phone screen, then a 45-minute technical interview that was essentially a LeetCode medium problem. That felt conversational enough that I could talk through my thinking, and the overall flow matched the earlier focus on practical problem-solving. I also recall preparation expectations feeling centered on data

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