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PayPal Data Scientist Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 7 Feb 2025

PayPal Data Scientist Interview Experiences

11 interviews found

Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 15 Oct 2024

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

2-4 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test

1 python and 1 SQL coding along with ML questions mostly related to monitoring and basic ML

Round 2 - Coding Test

1 python code and also related to ML ...the recruiter came with a dataset to solve

Round 3 - Case Study

Guestimates, project discussions and Case Studies

Round 4 - Case Study

Project indepth discussion and case study related Fraud Detection

Round 5 - Behavioral interview

(1 Question)

Q1. Aligning own interest with team requirement

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 18 Aug 2024

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Process Duration

Result

Round 1 - Technical

(1 Question)

Q1. SQL and background related questions

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 22 Oct 2024

Interview experience

Excellent

Difficulty level

Process Duration

Result

Round 1 - Technical

(2 Questions)

Q1. Sql questions on joins

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Q2. Python coding leetcode

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 30 Nov 2024

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Process Duration

Result

Round 1 - Coding Test

Python, general data related coding

Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Kavi Arasu

posted on 21 Nov 2024

Interview experience

Excellent

Difficulty level

Process Duration

Result

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant

Round 1 - Coding Test

Basic coding with medium level problems

Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 26 Sep 2024

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

4-6 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Sep 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test

It was moderate level sql question and one python question

Round 2 - Case Study

It was more related to business side in last company

Round 3 - Behavioral

(2 Questions)

Q1. SQL MODERATE LEVEL

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Q2. PYTHON MODERATE LEVEL problem solving question

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Bangalore / Bengaluru

4-9 Yrs

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Hyderabad / Secunderabad

4-8 Yrs

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Bangalore / Bengaluru

8-12 Yrs

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Bangalore / Bengaluru

8-12 Yrs

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Chennai

8-12 Yrs

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 30 Apr 2024

Interview experience

Bad

Difficulty level

Process Duration

Result

Round 1 - One-on-one

(1 Question)

Q1. Describe your past exp

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 15 Oct 2023

Interview experience

Average

Difficulty level

Easy

Process Duration

Less than 2 weeks

Result

No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Apr 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:

Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.

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Round 2 - Coding Test

A Hackerank test with 2 SQL questions and 7 MCQ questions on Probablity,Naive Bayes,Excel 7 some Graph analysis questions

Round 3 - One-on-one

(1 Question)

Q1. Didn't hear back after the test , later was rejected

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Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 7 Feb 2025

Interview experience

Good

Difficulty level

Moderate

Process Duration

2-4 weeks

Result

Selected

I was interviewed before Feb 2024.

Round 1 - Case Study

Ecommerce Sales, Statistics & Deep learning

Data Scientist Interview Questions & Answers

Anonymous

posted on 26 Sep 2024

Interview experience

Excellent

Difficulty level

Hard

Process Duration

4-6 weeks

Result

Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed before Sep 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test

SQL and python questions

Round 2 - Case Study

Regarding some puzzles and guestimate

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How many rounds are there in PayPal Data Scientist interview?

PayPal interview process usually has 1-2 rounds. The most common rounds in the PayPal interview process are Coding Test, Case Study and Technical.

How to prepare for PayPal Data Scientist interview?

Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at PayPal. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at PayPal expect are SQL, Financial Services, Python, Analytical and Data Analysis.

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