Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
February 29, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Antra's current interview process is as follows:
- Online Assessment (easy level coding)
- First round technical interview (30 minutes, covering concepts, algorithms, and resume)
- Training (in the first two weeks)
- Second round interview (final round, 45 minutes, covering content from the first two weeks)
- Sign the contract (OPT will be taken care of at this time)
- Complete the remaining training
- Marketing
- Apply for the project
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 42 interview experiences for the PayPal Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
36%
Pass Rate
PayPal's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive57%
Neutral21%
Negative21%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for PayPal's Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
PayPal Work Experiences
5.0
Great Culture, Frequent Manager Changes
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
November 4, 2024
Pros: Great work and social culture; good area for growth.
Cons: My team faced constant reorgs, so I had about 4-5 different managers in the span of 2.5 years, which is not ideal.
3.0
Good Wlb, Limited Learning
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
February 20, 2023
Pros: Good WLB and unlimited PTO
Cons: Not much opportunity for learning.
4.0
Good Wfh, Flexible Pto
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
November 25, 2018
Pros: Unlimited PTO, but it depends on manager/team for approval.
Good work-life balance.
We can work from home any day.
Cons: So far, I don't see any cons.
- 5.0Great Culture, Frequent Manager ChangesSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesNovember 4, 2024Pros: Great work and social culture; good area for growth.Cons: My team faced constant reorgs, so I had about 4-5 different managers in the span of 2.5 years, which is not ideal.
- 3.0Good Wlb, Limited LearningSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 20, 2023Pros: Good WLB and unlimited PTOCons: Not much opportunity for learning.
- 4.0Good Wfh, Flexible PtoSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesNovember 25, 2018Pros: Unlimited PTO, but it depends on manager/team for approval. Good work-life balance. We can work from home any day.Cons: So far, I don't see any cons.
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