Software Engineer II Interview Experience - New Delhi, India
March 1, 2021
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
- Received a call from a recruiter.
- Completed a HackerRank test (cleared) with medium and hard level questions.
- First round: Data Structures and Algorithms, hard level.
- Second round: In-depth Java Internals and medium level Data Structures and Algorithms.
- Third round: High-Level Design (HLD) and questions about previous projects.
- Fourth round: Hiring Manager - questions about previous projects, why PayPal, why leaving the previous organization, and easy/medium level LeetCode questions.
Overall, it was a great experience. Every interviewer was friendly and helpful.
Questions
All questions were from LeetCode.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the PayPal Software Engineer II role in New Delhi, India.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
PayPal's interview process for their Software Engineer II roles in New Delhi, India is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for PayPal's Software Engineer II interview process in New Delhi, India.
PayPal Work Experiences
4.0
Good company; other things depend on your team
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Timonium, Maryland, United States
August 6, 2020
Pros: Cares about employee well-being on a global level.
Cons: A lot depends on your team and manager, like most other companies.
4.0
Fast Iteration, Team Dependencies
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
May 23, 2016
Pros: The company vision under Dan Schulman is great. In terms of technology, we see process improvement across organizations that's making us iterate faster. I see a lot of improvement over time. Coworkers are all great to work with.
Cons: Sometimes there is too much overhead to do things. In some cases, there are too many dependencies with other teams, and this slows releases down.
4.0
Software Engineer Level 2
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
April 12, 2016
Pros: Work From Home. Flexible Hours. If you are lucky, a US trip for 3 months once every 3 years.
Cons: Lots of politics and backbiting, trying to advance their careers at the cost of putting down others.
Lots of work but no good hikes; politically motivated and shouting at engineers only to see their mistake later.
- 4.0Good company; other things depend on your teamSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeTimonium, Maryland, United StatesAugust 6, 2020Pros: Cares about employee well-being on a global level.Cons: A lot depends on your team and manager, like most other companies.
- 4.0Fast Iteration, Team DependenciesSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMay 23, 2016Pros: The company vision under Dan Schulman is great. In terms of technology, we see process improvement across organizations that's making us iterate faster. I see a lot of improvement over time. Coworkers are all great to work with.Cons: Sometimes there is too much overhead to do things. In some cases, there are too many dependencies with other teams, and this slows releases down.
- 4.0Software Engineer Level 2Software Engineer II • Current EmployeeChennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaApril 12, 2016Pros: Work From Home. Flexible Hours. If you are lucky, a US trip for 3 months once every 3 years.Cons: Lots of politics and backbiting, trying to advance their careers at the cost of putting down others. Lots of work but no good hikes; politically motivated and shouting at engineers only to see their mistake later.
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