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PayPal Software Engineer II Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 15 Sep 2022

PayPal Software Engineer II Interview Experiences

2 interviews found

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Mar 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Reverse the LL in k groups
  • Ans. 

    Reverse the linked list in groups of k

    • Iterate through the linked list in groups of k

    • Reverse each group of k nodes

    • Connect the reversed groups to form the final linked list

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java related questions -> Hashing/Threads/Collections and Exception Handling
Round 3 - Mangerial 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Leadership questions.. the manager was so rude, he wont let u answer completely, always interrupts in between your answer, he was in a mood to scold the interviewee as if he owns the company. Worst Manager...

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - NEVER EVER JOIN THIS COMPANY! The HRs and Managers all are unprofessional. They wont give you results and put u on hold and wont reply to your emails and calls.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in May 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Programming questions related to BFS and dynamic programming.
  • Q2. High level design and low level design

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Practicing problems consistently is the key.

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

First round was screening of resume and few basic coding questions

Round 2 - Coding Test 

In second round there is 3 panels at same day for 3 hours one after one all there round are technical and coding interviews level is hard one after another round. Situational questions and current project details in deep. Be prepare for coding.

Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Normal discussion in HR Round about company details and salary discussions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for MasterCard Software Engineer II interview:
  • Spring Boot
  • Java
  • java 8
  • JPA
  • Hibernate
  • Coding

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Oct 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Mostly core Java questions and sql

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - There were 3 rounds. 2 were technical and the other one is managerial. Mainly focused on core Java and sql only.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Java coding questions, basic Java questions.

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Java basics questions.
  • Q2. Live coding.
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Discussion on previous experience and projects.
  • Q2. System design question
Round 4 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on SQL, Java advanced, personal projects, Java frameworks, UI based questions, Agile methodologies.
  • Q2. Interview discussion with the whole team.
Round 5 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Benefits discussion.
  • Q2. Salary discussion.
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed in Dec 2024.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic Oops MCQ and aptitude and one da

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic dsa and project
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. DSA and project related
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. DSA round containing 2 coding questions along with some Java Questions
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design Round along with some puzzles
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Managerial Round
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Feb 2024. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding assessment in Code signal which is vedio proctored

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Design a loan application system
  • Ans. 

    Design a loan application system

    • Collect applicant information such as personal details, employment history, and financial information

    • Include a credit check process to assess applicant's creditworthiness

    • Implement a system for loan approval/rejection based on set criteria

    • Provide options for different types of loans and repayment plans

    • Ensure security measures are in place to protect applicant's sensitive information

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Coding Test 

Bank account creation, deposit money, withdraw money

Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Question around work experience and how a particular scenario or situation is handled
Round 5 - Case Study 

Suggest system cost optimization based on given data set

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is java multithreading
  • Ans. 

    Java multithreading is a feature that allows concurrent execution of multiple threads within a single process.

    • Multithreading in Java allows multiple threads to run concurrently within a single process.

    • Each thread has its own stack and executes independently, but shares the same memory space.

    • Java provides built-in support for multithreading through the java.lang.Thread class and java.lang.Runnable interface.

    • Multithreadi...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain exception hierarchy
  • Ans. 

    Exception hierarchy is a way to organize and categorize different types of exceptions in a software system.

    • Exceptions are organized in a tree-like structure with a base class at the top and more specific exception classes below.

    • Base class usually is 'Exception' or 'Throwable', with more specific classes like 'IOException', 'NullPointerException', etc.

    • Subclasses can provide more specific information about the cause of t...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain Concurrency
  • Ans. 

    Concurrency is the ability of a system to execute multiple tasks simultaneously.

    • Concurrency allows multiple tasks to run concurrently, improving performance and efficiency.

    • Concurrency can be achieved through multithreading or multiprocessing.

    • Example: A web server handling multiple requests simultaneously using multithreading.

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

    ACID principles are a set of properties that guarantee database transactions are processed reliably.

    • Atomicity: Transactions are all or nothing. If one part of the transaction fails, the entire transaction is rolled back.

    • Consistency: Transactions bring the database from one valid state to another. All constraints are satisfied.

    • Isolation: Transactions are isolated from each other until they are completed.

    • Durability: Once...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

PayPal Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in PayPal Software Engineer II interview?
PayPal interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the PayPal interview process are Technical.
How to prepare for PayPal Software Engineer II 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, Oracle, MySQL, Open Source and System Design.
What are the top questions asked in PayPal Software Engineer II interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the PayPal Software Engineer II interview -

  1. reverse the LL in k gro...read more
  2. Programming questions related to BFS and dynamic programmi...read more
  3. Java related questions -> Hashing/Threads/Collections and Exception Handl...read more

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