Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
September 1, 2019
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied online.
Had a video interview which was around 1 hour long.
Questions asked were LeetCode easy/medium level.
The interviewer was nice and helpful.
The result of the video interview was given in 2 weeks' time.
Questions
Leetcode Easy/Medium Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the PayPal Software Engineer (Internship) role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
PayPal's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for PayPal's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in San Francisco, California.
PayPal Work Experiences
5.0
Great Place to Work
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
June 17, 2019
Pros: I worked at Xoom, which was acquired and became a PayPal service. PayPal allowed Xoom to keep its own culture and hierarchy, which worked wonders for the engineering team. We kept doing the same kind of work, with the same structure, but with the financial stability and great benefits provided by PayPal.
Cons: They need better middle management. Some managers were biased and showed favoritism.
3.0
Overall, a good place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
May 3, 2022
Pros: Unlimited PTO
4% 401k match
Good health insurance
Wellness days (day off) every 6 weeks
Every alternate Friday is Open Dev
Good work culture. People are nice.
Cons: They keep hiring more and more good-for-nothing contractors who come and go every month without really adding anything, instead of just hiring more FTEs or paying their existing FTEs market rate.
More maintenance work than active feature development work.
Your career might stagnate.
3.0
Good for people who like working like a robot
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 4, 2023
Pros: Good pay.
Flexible working hours.
Work-life balance.
Cons: Too many managers (Product managers, project managers, random managers).
Slow decision making.
Highly hierarchical decision making.
No agile development.
A lot of bureaucracy, even in projects that are experimental or very simple.
Very slow SDLC process.
No or very lacking career growth or opportunities.
- 5.0Great Place to WorkSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJune 17, 2019Pros: I worked at Xoom, which was acquired and became a PayPal service. PayPal allowed Xoom to keep its own culture and hierarchy, which worked wonders for the engineering team. We kept doing the same kind of work, with the same structure, but with the financial stability and great benefits provided by PayPal.Cons: They need better middle management. Some managers were biased and showed favoritism.
- 3.0Overall, a good place to workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 3, 2022Pros: Unlimited PTO 4% 401k match Good health insurance Wellness days (day off) every 6 weeks Every alternate Friday is Open Dev Good work culture. People are nice.Cons: They keep hiring more and more good-for-nothing contractors who come and go every month without really adding anything, instead of just hiring more FTEs or paying their existing FTEs market rate. More maintenance work than active feature development work. Your career might stagnate.
- 3.0Good for people who like working like a robotSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 4, 2023Pros: Good pay. Flexible working hours. Work-life balance.Cons: Too many managers (Product managers, project managers, random managers). Slow decision making. Highly hierarchical decision making. No agile development. A lot of bureaucracy, even in projects that are experimental or very simple. Very slow SDLC process. No or very lacking career growth or opportunities.
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