Don't ever work for PayPal as a contractor
Don't ever work for PayPal as a contractor
PayPal is fine, though their technology was old.
As a contractor, middle management tends to run roughshod over you. Not a bad place to work if you join as perm at that level.
PayPal used to call itself a "startup," but its middle management was very much a victim of the Peter Principle, and not very business-focused.
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PayPal Interview Experiences
Principal Software Engineer
We were met in the morning, and all of us were invited into the meeting room. First, we took a look at PayPal's business. Then, I was given a system design question: how to design a vending machine. He gave us about 45 minutes to finish it. Then, t
S/W Engineer
One coding round after which 42 were shortlisted. One pen-paper coding round, with 12 shortlisted. Two technical interviews and one HR round. After every round, shortlisting was done. They selected 7 in the end.
Senior Software Engineer
Fairly easy, with most questions bordering on LeetCode easy to medium. If you have decent coding skills, then it is easy to pass the coding interviews with flying colors.
Principal Software Engineer
Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesOctober 1, 2018We were met in the morning, and all of us were invited into the meeting room. First, we took a look at PayPal's business. Then, I was given a system design question: how to design a vending machine. He gave us about 45 minutes to finish it. Then, t
S/W Engineer
Vellore, Tamil Nadu, IndiaJuly 1, 2016One coding round after which 42 were shortlisted. One pen-paper coding round, with 12 shortlisted. Two technical interviews and one HR round. After every round, shortlisting was done. They selected 7 in the end.
Senior Software Engineer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaDecember 1, 2019Fairly easy, with most questions bordering on LeetCode easy to medium. If you have decent coding skills, then it is easy to pass the coding interviews with flying colors.
