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PayPal Senior Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers
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6 Dec 2024
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Rajamani S
Interview experience
Poor
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
-
Result
No response
I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Nov 2024.
3 Interview Rounds
1
Coding Test Round
Data structures and algo. 2 ques were asked in hackerrank
2
One-on-one Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Questions related to System design Add Answer
3
One-on-one Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Basic question related to Spring and Java Add Answer
Anonymous
Interview experience
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
-
Result
-
I was interviewed in Oct 2024.
1 Interview Round
1
Technical Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Design Rate Limiter LLD Add Answer
- Q2. What are SOLID Principles? Springboot questions Add Answer
Interview Preparation Tips
Topics to prepare for PayPal Senior Software Engineer interview:
- LLD
Interview experience
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Duration
-
Result
-
1 Interview Round
1
Assignment Round
Questions on alogirithm analysis
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whistlingkorma
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Bank of Singapore
Paymasters of IT in Chennai
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1) Walmart
2) Amazon
3) Paypal
4) Ford
5) Toyota Connected Vehicle
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Interview experience
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response
I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Mar 2024.
2 Interview Rounds
1
Coding Test Round
Two sum related problem and advanced Priority Queue related questions
2
Technical Round (1 Question)
- Q1. LLD and class diagram for Minesweeper game View Answers (1)
PayPal interview questions for designations
Interview experience
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected
I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Apr 2023.
5 Interview Rounds
1
Coding Test Round
Hackerrank questions
2
Technical Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Coding through screen sharing Add Answer
3
One-on-one Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Discussion on previous projects Add Answer
4
One-on-one Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Behavioural analysis Add Answer
5
One-on-one Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Behavioural questions and discussions Add Answer
Interview experience
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected
I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Mar 2023.
5 Interview Rounds
1
Coding Test Round
Hacker rank test - 2 medium questions
2
Technical Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Create and implement product management system with APIs and test case View Answers (1)
3
Technical Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Low level design - parking lot Add Answer
4
Technical Round (1 Question)
- Q1. High level design - streaming platform Add Answer
5
Behavioral Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Basic questions on past experiences, projects and scenario based questions on how will you handle this and that Add Answer
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - easy interview
Skills evaluated in this interview
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1 Interview Round
1
Technical Round (1 Question)
- Q1. Hashing based questions using maps Add Answer
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - They will share a doc will all the topics to prepare for each round
Interview questions from similar companies
Interview experience
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response
I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Aug 2024.
3 Interview Rounds
1
Coding Test Round
Coding Test on HackerRank
2
Technical Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Design System for Chat Application View Answers (1)
- Q2. You can answer by your understanding Add Answer
3
One-on-one Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Question-based on Flat Array Add Answer
- Q2. Solve this problem by your understanding. Add Answer
Interview Preparation Tips
Topics to prepare for Paytm Senior Software Engineer interview:
- System Design
- Database
- DSA
Skills evaluated in this interview
Interview experience
Bad
Difficulty level
-
Duration
-
Result
-
2 Interview Rounds
1
Technical Round (3 Questions)
- Q1. System design basics Add Answer
- Q2. Java 8 stream api code Add Answer
- Q3. Current project Add Answer
2
Technical Round (2 Questions)
- Q1. Only arrogance related stuff Add Answer
- Q2. Only arrogance related stuff happened Add Answer
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Too much arrogant people .
Not at all talented asked me everything theoretical ,no evaluation from logic building or coding perspective just some random stupid google questions based upon their own internal project work .
I am not happy with the style of evaluation also interviewer was too much arrogant and rude .never met these kind of people.
I do too belongs to equal product based,good technical background but never seen anyone rude to this level.
Not at all talented asked me everything theoretical ,no evaluation from logic building or coding perspective just some random stupid google questions based upon their own internal project work .
I am not happy with the style of evaluation also interviewer was too much arrogant and rude .never met these kind of people.
I do too belongs to equal product based,good technical background but never seen anyone rude to this level.
Interview experience
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected
I applied via Referral and was interviewed in May 2024.
2 Interview Rounds
1
Coding Test Round
MCQ type questions related to Front end, Back end and involved few coding questions in the MCQ format
2
Technical Round (3 Questions)
- Q1. How would you debug an application to solve a production defect that was raised? View Answers (1)
- Q2. What would you do if a defect can't be fixed? View Answers (1)
- Q3. How would you implement breaking changes in the application? View Answers (1)
Interview Preparation Tips
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - If you are applying for Back end then it is expected to know Front end skills as well and vice versa.
Skills evaluated in this interview
PayPal Interview FAQs
How many rounds are there in PayPal Senior Software Engineer interview?
PayPal interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the PayPal interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Coding Test.
How to prepare for PayPal Senior Software Engineer 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, Backend, Coding, Unix and SQL.
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2 Interview rounds
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