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Updated 13 Feb 2025

Top PayPal Software Engineer2 Interview Questions and Answers

  • Q1. Can you describe the system design for the checkout feature on Amazon, including the request body, API calls, load balancing, database caching, and content delivery netwo ...read more
  • Q2. reverse a linked list in k sizes
  • Q3. Low level design for Car rental system

PayPal Software Engineer2 Interview Experiences

5 interviews found

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

I was interviewed in Jan 2025.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

One question related to object-oriented programming and one question related to data structures and algorithms.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. DSA - 2 questions need to solve in 45 min with optimal solution one based on recursion and another is based on 2 pointers.
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Can you describe the system design for the checkout feature on Amazon, including the request body, API calls, load balancing, database caching, and content delivery network (CDN) considerations?
Round 4 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions regarding your resume, previous company project work, and behavioral topics.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Question base on Tree data structures

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain GC collector in Java
  • Ans. 

    GC collector in Java is responsible for managing memory by reclaiming unused objects and freeing up memory space.

    • GC stands for Garbage Collector

    • Automatically manages memory by reclaiming unused objects

    • Prevents memory leaks and optimizes memory usage

    • Different types of GC algorithms like Serial, Parallel, CMS, G1

    • Example: System.gc() can be used to suggest garbage collection

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Dynamic programming algorithm question
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Low level design for Car rental system
  • Ans. 

    Design a car rental system at a low level

    • Use object-oriented programming to model cars, customers, rentals, etc.

    • Implement a database to store information about available cars, customer bookings, etc.

    • Include features like booking, returning, and searching for cars

    • Consider implementing a pricing system based on factors like car type, duration of rental, etc.

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Instahyre and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Hacker rank coding test

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Reverse a linked list in k sizes
  • Ans. 

    Reverse a linked list in k sizes

    • Break the linked list into groups of size k

    • Reverse each group individually

    • Connect the reversed groups back together

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Unbounded knapsack
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Java theory questions
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Manegerial round, managerial questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - DS algo is very imp., must do coding questions from gfg is very helpful.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Instahyre and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

There was MCQs with two coding questions. one easy and one medium.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. It was a coding round where questions related tree traversing was asked
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. In depth Java questions containing multithreading, garbage collections etc.
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System design round. Design LLD for Flipkart shopping cart
Round 5 - Managarial round 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussion with Manager with some basic HR questions.

PayPal interview questions for designations

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 (24)

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 (8)

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 (8)

 Software Developer Intern

 (3)

 Software Engineer III

 (3)

 Software Engineer II

 (2)

 Software Engineer Intern

 (1)

 Staff Software Engineer

 (1)

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Dec 2021. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

LC Medium Hackerearth Test

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Linked List & Binary Tree Medium Hard Problems
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System Design Discussion focused on DB Design, OOPs, Scalability
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hiring Manager Round. Mostly resume walkthrough & followed by a System Design problem focused on Scalability

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be confident. Be thorough with DSA & prepare in advance to explain your past projects and their architecture in detail.

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic questions on Javascript, C# and one question on coding
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed in Jan 2025.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Deep dive into java concepts. Max diameter of a tree in java.
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Lld of loan and borrower design. Design dbs schema. About connection pool, db isolation.
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Hiring manager round, more about previous experience and some hypothetical questions.
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I was interviewed in Dec 2024.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What are the best and worst solutions for the coding problem "Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters," including a detailed explanation of each solution along with their time and space complexity?
  • Ans. 

    The Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters problem involves finding the length of the longest substring without any repeating characters.

    • Best solution: Sliding Window approach with HashSet to track unique characters. Time complexity O(n), space complexity O(min(n, m)) where n is the length of the string and m is the size of the character set.

    • Worst solution: Brute force approach checking all substrings for uniqu...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions regarding Redis and cache eviction policies, and how would you implement a low-level design for the Least Recently Used (LRU) cache algorithm?
Interview experience
2
Poor
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

A test that covers all fundamental topics, including networking, object-oriented programming (OOP), and data structures and algorithms (DSA).

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Write code for quick sort
  • Q2. Puzzle
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
-
Result
No response

I applied via Job Portal

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain the react lifecycle functions and how they work
  • Ans. 

    React lifecycle functions are methods that are automatically called at specific points in a component's life cycle.

    • Mounting: constructor, render, componentDidMount

    • Updating: render, componentDidUpdate

    • Unmounting: componentWillUnmount

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Css box model, difference between padding and margin
  • Ans. 

    Padding is the space inside the border of an element, while margin is the space outside the border.

    • Padding is used to create space between the content and the border of an element.

    • Margin is used to create space between the border of an element and other elements.

    • Padding affects the size of the content area, while margin affects the positioning of the element.

    • Example: padding: 10px will create 10 pixels of space inside ...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What are your salary expectations in CTC and variables?
  • Q2. Will you relocate to the location required?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare everything bookish! don't only speak related to your experience

Skills evaluated in this interview

PayPal Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in PayPal Software Engineer2 interview?
PayPal interview process usually has 4-5 rounds. The most common rounds in the PayPal interview process are Technical, Coding Test and HR.
How to prepare for PayPal Software Engineer2 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, Python, Agile, Computer science and Hibernate.
What are the top questions asked in PayPal Software Engineer2 interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the PayPal Software Engineer2 interview -

  1. Can you describe the system design for the checkout feature on Amazon, includin...read more
  2. reverse a linked list in k si...read more
  3. Low level design for Car rental sys...read more

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PayPal Software Engineer2 Interview Process

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  • Coding Test Round
  • Technical Round - 1
  • Technical Round - 2
  • Technical Round - 3
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