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PayPal Senior Engineering Manager Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 18 Aug 2023

PayPal Senior Engineering Manager Interview Experiences

1 interview found

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Aug 2022. There were 6 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 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Technical tools/API, Cloud experience
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System design discussion
Round 4 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Product and domain related discussion
Round 5 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Scenario based question, leadership skills
Round 6 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Offer discussion

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Keep mind relaxed and open
Ask valid questions for clarification
Brush up your knowledge about FINTECH domain

Interview questions from similar companies

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Apr 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are risks? Can you elaborate different types of risks?
  • Ans. 

    Risks are potential events that can cause harm or loss. There are various types of risks.

    • Financial risk - loss of money or assets

    • Operational risk - failure of processes, systems or people

    • Reputational risk - damage to brand or image

    • Legal risk - violation of laws or regulations

    • Strategic risk - failure to meet business objectives

    • Physical risk - harm to people or property

    • Cybersecurity risk - data breaches or cyber attacks

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How do you mitigate risks?
  • Ans. 

    I mitigate risks by identifying potential risks, analyzing their impact, and implementing measures to prevent or minimize them.

    • Identify potential risks

    • Analyze the impact of each risk

    • Implement measures to prevent or minimize risks

    • Regularly review and update risk management plan

    • Communicate risks and mitigation strategies to stakeholders

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How much do you expect?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared for situational questions and case study.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Oct 2022. There were 4 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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design pattern ,spring boot
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. DS also, solutioning
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Manager round on scalability
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Share the instance where you unblocked your team.
  • Q2. How do you handle the team conflict?
  • Q3. Why are you interested in change?
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. OOPS,Smart pointer , casting operator , write a code for singleton design pattern for multithread environment
  • Q2. Some programming question, advanced STL questions on vector and map
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Leetcode medium level questions
  • Q2. Advanced STL asked on vector and map

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare basic concepts,STL (vector and map),revise data structure concepts with implementation, Multithread concepts , Leetcode easy to medium

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Apr 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are risks? Can you elaborate different types of risks?
  • Ans. 

    Risks are potential events that can cause harm or loss. There are various types of risks.

    • Financial risk - loss of money or assets

    • Operational risk - failure of processes, systems or people

    • Reputational risk - damage to brand or image

    • Legal risk - violation of laws or regulations

    • Strategic risk - failure to meet business objectives

    • Physical risk - harm to people or property

    • Cybersecurity risk - data breaches or cyber attacks

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. How do you mitigate risks?
  • Ans. 

    I mitigate risks by identifying potential risks, analyzing their impact, and implementing measures to prevent or minimize them.

    • Identify potential risks

    • Analyze the impact of each risk

    • Implement measures to prevent or minimize risks

    • Regularly review and update risk management plan

    • Communicate risks and mitigation strategies to stakeholders

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. How much do you expect?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared for situational questions and case study.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Dec 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Rotate a matrix by 90 degrees

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Design ride sharing platform
  • Q2. Design whatsapp

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare coding and system design

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jun 2022. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Perfomance tuning,Collection,Bulk collect related questions.
  • Q2. They asked me many questions which cover complete sql and PLSQL.
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Second round would be Manager round which is combination of technical and manager round.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. Have flawless resume.
2. Get active on Job searching sites mainly naukri and linkedin.
3. If you have referral in a good companies then use it first.
4. Get prepare and ready yourself to face interview and have good communication skill also.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed before Nov 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. What are the design patterns in C#
  • Ans. 

    Design patterns in C# are reusable solutions to common problems in software design.

    • Some common design patterns in C# include Singleton, Factory, Observer, and Strategy.

    • Design patterns help in creating maintainable and scalable code by providing proven solutions to common design problems.

    • For example, the Singleton pattern ensures that a class has only one instance and provides a global point of access to it.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain SOLID principles
  • Ans. 

    SOLID principles are a set of five design principles in object-oriented programming to make software designs more understandable, flexible, and maintainable.

    • S - Single Responsibility Principle: A class should have only one reason to change.

    • O - Open/Closed Principle: Software entities should be open for extension but closed for modification.

    • L - Liskov Substitution Principle: Objects of a superclass should be replaceable...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. WPF and XAML Questions
  • Q4. Advance C# questions
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. SQL related questions
  • Q2. Asked the one puzzle
  • Q3. Domain knowledge

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for FIS Senior Engineering Lead interview:
  • C#.Net
  • WPF
  • SQL Server
  • Web Api
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Strong development technical knowledge required

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Aug 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Past Projects details
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Securing Data in Transmission, Best Security Practices

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Paytm Engineering Manager interview:
  • Android
  • People Management
  • IOS
  • AWS

PayPal Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in PayPal Senior Engineering Manager interview?
PayPal interview process usually has 6 rounds. The most common rounds in the PayPal interview process are Technical, Resume Shortlist and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for PayPal Senior Engineering Manager 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 Financial Services, Application Software, Computer science, Management and Software Product Development.
What are the top questions asked in PayPal Senior Engineering Manager interview?

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