Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
November 1, 2022
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I received an email stating that I should be getting some HackerRank challenges via email soon, but I didn't receive them for months. Then, suddenly, I got a rejection email. It was a horrible process.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 44 interview experiences for the PayPal Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
32%
Pass Rate
PayPal's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive70%
Neutral16%
Negative14%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for PayPal's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
PayPal Work Experiences
4.0
Good Culture, Communication Needs Work
Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee
November 13, 2022
Pros: Good culture at this company.
Cons: Communication could be better here.
5.0
Greatest Company to Work For
AI Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
September 1, 2025
Pros: MONEY
Work-life balance
Great headquarters
Cons: Locations
Convoluted product
Team-dependent work culture
4.0
Good experience overall
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
December 5, 2021
Pros: Good work-life balance.
Great teammates.
Cons: Late night meetings with Indian teams.
Slow promotion.
Below market pay.
- 4.0Good Culture, Communication Needs WorkSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeeNovember 13, 2022Pros: Good culture at this company.Cons: Communication could be better here.
- 5.0Greatest Company to Work ForAI Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 1, 2025Pros: MONEY Work-life balance Great headquartersCons: Locations Convoluted product Team-dependent work culture
- 4.0Good experience overallSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesDecember 5, 2021Pros: Good work-life balance. Great teammates.Cons: Late night meetings with Indian teams. Slow promotion. Below market pay.
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