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Software Engineering Interview Experience - San Jose, California

February 1, 2018
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Process

I applied through my school's career fair.

Was contacted a few days later by the hiring manager and had a brief behavioral interview over the phone.

Then had a second technical phone interview where I was asked several conceptual programming questions and a simple algorithmic coding problem.

The next day I was invited for an on-site interview in San Jose, CA.

Had three 45-minute technical coding interviews followed by a 30-minute behavioral interview.

The coding problems involved a solid understanding of data structures and algorithms.

Was notified the next day I was offered the position and accepted.

Overall, great interviewing experience. They were fast, responsive, and friendly.

Questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the PayPal Software Engineering role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

33%
Pass Rate

PayPal's interview process for their Software Engineering roles in San Jose, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for PayPal's Software Engineering interview process in San Jose, California.

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