PayPal·Backend Engineer

PayPal Backend Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

San Jose, CAPosted Dec 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started like a lot of coding loops: I did a typical leetcode-style round on HackerRank first.

After that, I moved into a full system design interview.

The technical side went okay, but the experience soured after I emailed my recruiter multiple times to get any update. I asked for status several times and got nothing back. The lack of communication felt crazy, especially since they had said they’d respond to questions and not hesitate to reach out. After hearing from others, I realized it wasn’t unique to me, and it left me feeling like I wasted a lot of time stressing and waiting. I didn’t receive an offer, and honestly the recruiter silence ended up being the most memorable part of

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