PayPal

Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experience - Bengaluru, Karnataka

November 1, 2023

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The OA (Online Assessment) had two rounds: technical and HR. I was selected for the second round, where I was asked to solve an array question of medium difficulty. I presented my naive solution first, and after taking some time, I arrived at an optimal one. Finally, I clearly explained my optimal approach. The entire interview focused on that single question. The interview was friendly.

Questions

Array question, medium level. I answered it with four approaches.

Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the PayPal Software Development Engineer (SDE) role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Success Rate

Pass Rate

PayPal's interview process for their Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

Neutral0%

Negative50%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for PayPal's Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

PayPal Interview Questions

Zigzag Conversion

Medium

Convert a given string into a zigzag pattern with a specified number of rows. Then read the characters row by row to return the converted string.

Strings

LRU Cache

Medium

Design a data structure that acts as a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache. Implement methods to get and put key-value pairs, evicting the least recently used entry when the cache is full.

Linked ListsArraysDynamic Programming

Word Search

Medium

Determine if a given word can be constructed from letters in a 2D board, where letters can be used horizontally or vertically. Each letter can only be used once in the word.

ArraysStringsRecursionGraphs