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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

February 1, 2019
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Role: Backend Engineer.

Interview process was average.

Had a phone screen with Karat, with multiple questions on Java, JVM, and Spring Boot in all rounds.

Onsite had 4 rounds:

  • 2 technical rounds
  • 1 with the manager
  • 1 with designing/troubleshooting.

Thought I did decently well in all the rounds, but it didn't work out.

Questions

Phone:

Given (parent, child): {1, 3}, {2, 3}, {3, 6}, {5, 6}, {5, 7}, {4, 5}, {4, 8}, {8, 10} - findNodesWithZeroAndOneParents

Given map entries (a,1), (b, 2), (c12, 3). Resolve {c{a}{b}} => 3

Given a list of names, build a phone directory for suggestions: Given {Bill, Bob, Larry} 2 should give Bill, Bob 24 should give Bill 26 should give Bob

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 14 interview experiences for the PayPal Senior Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

7%
Pass Rate

PayPal's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive21%
Neutral7%
Negative71%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for PayPal's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.

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