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Updated 18 Dec 2024

Top PayPal Interview Questions and Answers

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    asked in Software Developer interview
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    asked in SDE-2 interview
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IT Interview Questions

user image Vaibhav

posted on 28 Sep 2015

6 Interview Rounds

Interview Questions

  • Q1. There were two technical rounds and one HR round. In the first round I was asked to delete a node from a linked list Add Answer
  • Q2. A recursive program to print numbers in ascending order Add Answer
  • Q3. In the second round , I was asked to sort a string and find the alphabet which is repeated with the least relative distance Add Answer
  • Q4. Questions regarding my previous projects Add Answer
  • Q5. Asked about my interest in CS Add Answer
  • Q6. Projects in CS Add Answer
  • Q7. What is one thing that you like about PayPal after today's presentation? Add Answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: The resume shortlist round was very fair and well structured as every one was given ample time to register for PayPal on the internship portal. The deadline was also extended for a day to give opportunity to people who might have forgotten to apply.
Tips: Make your resume tailored to the profile of the company. PayPal generally looks for people with good coding skills and a strong knowledge of algorithms. It will always help to describe a coding project in your resume.

Round: Test
Experience: It was fun to work out the aptitude section. Some of the questions were challenging
The coding section was very interesting. I enjoyed working on creating the algorithm to solve the problem.
Duration: 45 minutes

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: The technical round was very good. Both the panelists were very friendly and they clearly described the problem statement. I was given ample time to work on the problems. The even helped me by giving hints whenever I got stuck
Tips: A good knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithm is required to et through the technical round

Round: HR Interview
Experience: The HR round was very casual. The manager took the candidates for short walk and spoke to us very informally. She also gave me tips on how to build my interest in coding.

General Tips: Just be cool during the interview . P
Skill Tips: One should have a good knowledge of data structures and experience in implementation of a problem
Skills: Java Programming, OOPS Using C++, Implementing Data Structures In C++, Algorithm, Data Structures, Coding Skills, Basic Coding, Aptitude
Duration: 2.5
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: My passion for coding led me to applying to PayPal . I also believe that the core values of the company strongly matches my values and ideas.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Knn algorithm using python
  • Q2. Some LC problem on suffix and prefix
2

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Case study on imbalanced dataset
  • Q2. Evaluation metrics

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Interview experience
2
 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
3

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic question related to Spring and Java

Software Engineer2 Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 16 Sep 2024

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

I applied via LinkedIn

4 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

Question base on Tree data structures

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Explain GC collector in Java
  • Q2. Dynamic programming algorithm question
3

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Low level design for Car rental system
4

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Salary discussion

Skills evaluated in this interview

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 (5)

 Customer Solution Specialist

 (4)

 SDE-2

 (4)

Golang Developer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 4 Nov 2024

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 4-6 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Oct 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduction about yourself
  • Q2. Basic golang questions
2

Coding Test Round

Coding questions on DSA

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare well on Golang and they ask only on basic level proficiency. But interviewer is inpatient and unable to listen till we complete our topic.

Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 3 Jul 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Jun 2024.

3 Interview Rounds

1

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Basic Java related questions, OOPs concepts
  • Q2. Write code for encryption of the code
2

One-on-one Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Java Related questions, also some system design-related questions
  • Q2. Show the abstraction and write code for function overriding
3

Behavioral Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Normal questions related to projects and work ethics

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. What are the common troubleshooting steps for Virtual Private Networks (VPN)? Printer configuration? RAS Server? Networking basic? MDM Enrollment? Difference be...read more
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Nov 2024.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

Coding test was on HackerRank

2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Easy-Medium DSA Questions
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Asked from my resume

Software Development Engineer interview

user image Sankalp Dayal

posted on 15 May 2022

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
 No response

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Aug 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

Javascript questions on Hacker rank with pair programming

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Adv javscript questions
  • Q2. React code writing in hacker rank
Interview experience
4
 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
  • Q2. What are SOLID Principles? Springboot questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for PayPal Senior Software Engineer interview:
  • LLD

PayPal Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in PayPal 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 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, SQL, Python, Analytics and Computer science.
What are the top questions asked in PayPal interview?

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How long is the PayPal interview process?

The duration of PayPal interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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Interview Process at PayPal

based on 89 interviews in last 1 year

Interview experience

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People are getting interviews through

based on 123 PayPal interviews
Job Portal
Referral
Campus Placement
Company Website
WalkIn
Recruitment Consultant
34%
20%
15%
12%
1%
1%
17% candidates got the interview through other sources.
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