Lots of technical challenges that can get overshadowed by people challenges
Lots of technical challenges that can get overshadowed by people challenges
- Salary
- Work-life balance
- Lots of teams doing various technical things
Since lots of teams are doing lots of things, there's lots of management. Many come from the tech space and can tend to focus on solving problems like they did when they were ICs, as opposed to empowering and building a strong team. Of course, this differs based on what organization you are in.
Find ways to incentivize behavior that can really keep PayPal relevant. Share a vision of how PayPal is going to stay ahead of a growing competitive market.
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Senior Software Engineer
The interview process involved 5 stages and included an external coding evaluation. In their very first communication, PayPal lied about the scope of the coding test. I retracted my application midway through the first interview.
Senior Software Engineer
The interview process was quite smooth. They were specifically looking for Java/Spring developers. There was one problem-solving question, and the rest of the questions were about Java. It's hard if you aren't good at Java.
Senior Software Engineer
Behavioral interviews (e.g., mission alignment, team collaboration) Presentation of past work or projects (~45 min) Live coding in CoderPad/IDE (~1 hr) System-design or domain-specific questions, like ML infra or data pipelines Additional behavio
Senior Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesApril 1, 2024The interview process involved 5 stages and included an external coding evaluation. In their very first communication, PayPal lied about the scope of the coding test. I retracted my application midway through the first interview.
Senior Software Engineer
IndiaJune 19, 2022The interview process was quite smooth. They were specifically looking for Java/Spring developers. There was one problem-solving question, and the rest of the questions were about Java. It's hard if you aren't good at Java.
Senior Software Engineer
IndiaJune 1, 2022Behavioral interviews (e.g., mission alignment, team collaboration) Presentation of past work or projects (~45 min) Live coding in CoderPad/IDE (~1 hr) System-design or domain-specific questions, like ML infra or data pipelines Additional behavio
