Software Engineer III Interview Experience - Chennai, India
September 1, 2016
Negative ExperienceGot Offer
Process
6 rounds of interview
- Telephonic screening
- First round: Algorithm for a board game, and simple Java questions
- Second round: Data Structures (linked list and tree)
- Third round: Design-related questions
- Fourth round: Manager round
- Fifth round: Technical round on what we worked on
- Sixth round: Director from Risk team asked about Docker/eventual consistency
Questions
Using a seeding technique, like torrents, how are patches applied to the containers in the cluster?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the PayPal Software Engineer III role in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Success Rate
67%
Pass Rate
PayPal's interview process for their Software Engineer III roles in Chennai, Tamil Nadu is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive33%
Neutral0%
Negative67%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for PayPal's Software Engineer III interview process in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
PayPal Work Experiences
4.0
Good pay and stock options
Software Engineer III • Current Employee
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
December 10, 2021
Pros: Good company culture, stock options.
Cons: Work-life balance may impact some teams.
3.0
People-Oriented Company
Software Engineer III • Former Employee
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
October 18, 2016
Pros: Very good facilities for people (gym, yoga, dance, snacks).
Very flexible work timing and work-from-home option.
You get to learn a lot from people, training, and self-learning (through hackathons, roadshows, product shows, talks from higher management).
People are very helpful; that is what makes a company.
Cons: QA has a lot of work compared to dev. The testing machines are not very stable, so people spend more time debugging.
More meetings because of Agile.
4.0
A good place to work
Software Engineer III • Current Employee
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
March 3, 2023
Pros: Good place to work. They put employee wellness in first place. Flexible work environment.
Cons: There will be some politics, but not in every team.
- 4.0Good pay and stock optionsSoftware Engineer III • Current EmployeeChennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDecember 10, 2021Pros: Good company culture, stock options.Cons: Work-life balance may impact some teams.
- 3.0People-Oriented CompanySoftware Engineer III • Former EmployeeChennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaOctober 18, 2016Pros: Very good facilities for people (gym, yoga, dance, snacks). Very flexible work timing and work-from-home option. You get to learn a lot from people, training, and self-learning (through hackathons, roadshows, product shows, talks from higher management). People are very helpful; that is what makes a company.Cons: QA has a lot of work compared to dev. The testing machines are not very stable, so people spend more time debugging. More meetings because of Agile.
- 4.0A good place to workSoftware Engineer III • Current EmployeeChennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaMarch 3, 2023Pros: Good place to work. They put employee wellness in first place. Flexible work environment.Cons: There will be some politics, but not in every team.
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