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Software Engineer Interview Experience

May 23, 2024
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I submitted my application through the PayPal careers website.

Within a week, I received an email from a recruiter to schedule an initial phone screen. This was mainly to discuss my resume, experience, and interest in the role.

The recruiter was friendly and provided an overview of the interview process.

Questions

How would you design a scalable system?

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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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