PayPal·Software Engineer

PayPal Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I did a Karat-style interview that focused heavily on analysis and coding in Java.

It started with a short discussion and analysis segment where I had about 15 minutes, and then it moved into live coding for roughly 45 minutes with a data structures and algorithms focus. During the coding part, I also had to debug some existing code.

The format made it feel more like a coached working session rather than only solving a fresh problem from scratch. The debugging in particular added pressure, since it wasn’t just about writing new logic—it was about correcting what was already there and explaining what I was doing.

I didn’t get an offer. My reflection was that the combined

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