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Software Engineer 2 Interview Experience

December 1, 2020
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Process

I had two rounds of interviews, both of which were based on behavioral questions and past experience.

The recruiting team was super helpful and provided all the assistance in getting ready for the interview, as well as throughout the onboarding process.

My first round was an hour-long video call with the team lead. The questions were mainly based on behavioral aspects and my experience with the technologies the team uses. There were no technical or coding questions.

The second round involved a one-hour video interview with two team members. During this interview, I was asked a couple of technical questions, and I had to talk thoroughly about my approach and answer a system design question.

Questions

How would you design your backend architecture for a recommendation service based on user preferences and behavior?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the PayPal Software Engineer 2 role in United States.

Success Rate

50%
Pass Rate

PayPal's interview process for their Software Engineer 2 roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive100%
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for PayPal's Software Engineer 2 interview process in United States.

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