Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
January 1, 2021
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
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Received a message from the "L" job hunter.
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Tech Screen with Hiring Manager
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Onsite:
- Two LeetCode coding rounds
- One system design on a vending machine
- One HM chat on Spring
Questions
Design a vending machine
Reverse a Linked List
3 Sums
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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
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.
1.0
Big Company, Yearly Layoffs
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
July 13, 2021
Pros: Good reputation, big company, good campus.
Cons: A layoff happens every single year.
5.0
Great / balanced place to work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
August 28, 2025
Pros: - Work-life balance
- Good people / interesting problems
Cons: Can be slower at times.
- 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.
- 1.0Big Company, Yearly LayoffsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJuly 13, 2021Pros: Good reputation, big company, good campus.Cons: A layoff happens every single year.
- 5.0Great / balanced place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesAugust 28, 2025Pros: - Work-life balance - Good people / interesting problemsCons: Can be slower at times.
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