Good place to work, but maybe not grow a career
Good place to work, but maybe not grow a career
- Amazing coworkers—smart, collaborative, and great to work with.
- Competitive benefits package, on par with other tech companies.
- The new Austin office is a great space in a good location.
- Compensation, including RSUs, salary, and bonuses, is competitive.
- Career advancement can be slow, and promotions are not easy to come by.
- The company is still very San Jose-centric, which can be challenging for distributed teams.
- Leadership is highly focused on deliverables, sometimes at the expense of long-term strategy or employee development.
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Senior Software Engineer
My experience at the Austin, TX location was poor. I would try to avoid PayPal interviews and not waste your time. The interviewers didn't seem to know the best or worst-case scenarios for the algorithms they presented, nor how they truly worked. Th
Software Engineer
First round: Recruiter call, went well. Second round: Hiring manager. I applied through an employee referral. The interview went well, and the hiring manager had "positive feedback." I was told I have a lot of potential, and the recruiter would get
SWE Intern
Okay. It took some time to get a response, but they eventually responded. Be prepared to follow up. The OA was two LC easy/medium questions within one hour. The questions were primarily array-based.
Senior Software Engineer
Austin, Texas, United StatesAugust 1, 2021My experience at the Austin, TX location was poor. I would try to avoid PayPal interviews and not waste your time. The interviewers didn't seem to know the best or worst-case scenarios for the algorithms they presented, nor how they truly worked. Th
Software Engineer
Austin, Texas, United StatesJanuary 1, 2022First round: Recruiter call, went well. Second round: Hiring manager. I applied through an employee referral. The interview went well, and the hiring manager had "positive feedback." I was told I have a lot of potential, and the recruiter would get
SWE Intern
Austin, Texas, United StatesNovember 24, 2023Okay. It took some time to get a response, but they eventually responded. Be prepared to follow up. The OA was two LC easy/medium questions within one hour. The questions were primarily array-based.
