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Updated 4 Dec 2024

PayPal Software Engineer Intern Trainee Interview Experiences

1 interview found

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

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Nov 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding test was on HackerRank

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Easy-Medium DSA Questions
Round 3 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked from my resume

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Aug 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

It was quite moderate focus on dsa

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

Group discussion on the current topic

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
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.

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  • 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

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Aug 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

All about coding and solving questions

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. All about coding questions in depth and follow up questions
  • Q2. Be good in coding

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Very supportive interviewer. Helps in between to make you comfortable
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why do you prefer python to java?
  • Ans. 

    Python is preferred over Java for software testing due to its simplicity, readability, and extensive testing libraries.

    • Python has a simpler syntax compared to Java, making it easier to write and read test scripts.

    • Python's extensive testing libraries like pytest and unittest provide powerful tools for test automation.

    • Python's dynamic typing allows for faster development and easier maintenance of test scripts.

    • Python's la...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-

I applied via Campus Placement

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 

The coding test was based on quants and coding

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Mostly based on development and coding

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - basics are important
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Jan 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions on scenario based
  • Q2. How would you handle challenges in your project

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - its all based on recruiter, for me my experience its quite comfortable and smooth.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at BRACT's Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune and was interviewed in Aug 2022. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Properly align and format text in your resume. A recruiter will have to spend more time reading poorly aligned text, leading to high chances of rejection.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Keep your problem solving skills upto the mark

Round 3 - Coding Test 

Dsa is important like arrays linkedlist stack queue and tree

Round 4 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Write a program for bubble sorting techniques?
  • Ans. 

    Bubble sort is a simple sorting algorithm that repeatedly steps through the list, compares adjacent elements and swaps them if they are in the wrong order.

    • Start from the first element and compare it with the next element

    • If the next element is smaller, swap them

    • Repeat this process until the end of the list is reached

    • Repeat the above steps for each element in the list

    • The list is now sorted in ascending order

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Write a question for printing factorial using recursion
  • Ans. 

    What is the recursive function to print the factorial of a given number?

    • Define a function that takes an integer as input

    • Check if the input is 0 or 1, return 1 if true

    • Otherwise, call the function recursively with n-1 as input and multiply it with n

    • Print the result

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - the interview was okayish ut i lost confidence and ruined it so stay cconfident

Skills evaluated in this interview

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How many rounds are there in PayPal Software Engineer Intern Trainee interview?
PayPal interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the PayPal interview process are Coding Test, Technical and HR.
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