It was quick and effective. I had 5 rounds.
One 2 DSA , 2 System Design, and Hiring Manager round.
The rounds are targeted to understand the foundation of your experience
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PayPal (Bengaluru) in Jan 2021
Interview
Don't waste your time on PayPal interviews if you are actively looking
Got a call from HR - who forgot to explain the JD
Interviews were scheduled 5 rounds were there...
Interviewers were very nice and police, helping understanding the problem.
And the problem starts -
Once the 5th round was done, I gave a call to the HR, she said she will be able to update after a week.
Next week I reached out to her, did not pick up the call, I called next day no response.
I mailed as well, no response.
Next day I got a call from some other HR mentioning about an opportunity, I explained her the entire thing that happened.
She said she knows the other HR and will ask her to contact. Still no response.
I would say, if you are actively looking, which was not the case for me, please dont waste your time on paypal interviews, it's going to be frustration only.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some problem solving - released to stack
Mostly design related questions RDMBMS and NoSql, caching
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at PayPal (Bengaluru)
Interview
There were 5 rounds of technical interviews with each round about 1 hr or so. Questions were mostly focused on design, coding, and algorithms etc. Very few questions related to technologies and previous projects.
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
Round 1 - Hands-on coding. Asked to write a meeting room booking application from scratch. UI not needed and few requirements/constraints were given. A laptop was provided with eclipse but no internet.
