PayPal·Software Engineer

PayPal Software Engineer interview experience

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United KingdomPosted Mar 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The process I went through took a while, but it stayed transparent and communicative the whole way.

It started with an initial phone screen with the recruiter, and after that I continued into three more technical interviews with hiring managers. The vibe was genuinely professional—people were proactive about answering questions as they came up, and nothing felt intentionally opaque.

The overall structure was consistent with a full loop: an initial recruiter call to align on the role and expectations, then rounds that mixed DSA coding with system design and behavioral evaluation. One of the technical interviews focused on coding with data structures and algorithms, followed by a system

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