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Software Engineer Interview Experience

January 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I was contacted by a university recruiter who told me about the team and the work. We scheduled the first round of interviews:

  • One telephonic call with the manager.
  • Two Skype calls with senior members of the team.

All the interviewers were amazing! They really know how to bring out the best in you. I could not have asked for better interviewers. They really assessed if I was a culture fit. PayPal has an awesome work culture.

Questions

Java questions, e.g., static, exception handling, etc. One big design question to be coded. Three coding questions on CoderPad, easy to moderate, no tree or graph. I got stuck at a question, and the interviewer helped me out to correct it. I appreciate it a lot.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 163 interview experiences for the PayPal Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

23%
Pass Rate

PayPal's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive45%
Neutral28%
Negative27%

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

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