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Software Engineer -2 Interview

28 Aug 2021

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Negative experience

Average interview

Application

I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at PayPal in Aug 2021

Interview

Round#1 - Two Data structures questions. Interviewer was very helpful and giving ideas Round#2 - Had to ask for an update then they scheduled Second round. Got rescheduled couple of times and ultimately Interviewer didn't turn up for the interview.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Nested Data stricted Flattening Constructing height balanced tree from an array

1 Answer

PayPal response

Thank you for your feedback, we're sorry to hear about your experience. We constantly aim to create the best possible candidate experience, but admittedly things can always be improved. Your feedback is valuable and will help us understand how we can evolve our interview process.

Other Software Engineer -2 interview reviews for PayPal

Software Engineer 2 Interview

30 Sept 2025

Anonymous interview candidate

Bengaluru

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at PayPal (Bengaluru) in Dec 2024

Interview

The first round focused on a two-sum problem, which the interviewer progressively twisted three times to test my logical thinking. The second round involved a mix of High-Level Design (HLD) and some Low-Level Design (LLD). The third round was centered around core language concepts (Java in my case). The fourth and final round was a cultural fitment discussion

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

3rd round was based on Abstract factory design pattern.

Answer question

PayPal response

7mo

Thank you for sharing your interview experience with us. Your feedback is valuable and will help us understand how we can evolve our interview process. We hope you can find another role on our website that fits your interest and join our team!

Software Engineer 2 Interview

12 Oct 2024

Anonymous employee

Bengaluru

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Software Engineer 2 Interview

14 Sept 2024

Anonymous interview candidate

Chicago, IL

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at PayPal (Bengaluru)

Interview

Interview was good. Focused more on problem solving. It a typical product interview with a software fundamentals (Dsa), technical 1 and 2, manager and hr rounds. Interview is not that difficult to crack.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

They have given me few problems and asked me to use some publicly available APIs to use them.

1 Answer

PayPal response

Thank you for sharing your interview experience and welcome to the PayPal family!

Application

I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PayPal (Chicago, IL) in Aug 2024

Interview

OA -> HM Round -> Technical Round All the rounds were pretty easy. Recruiter didn't provide the feedback though. Hiring manager finished the round in 15 minutes which was about to go for 30 minutes.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Terraform vs AWS CDK vs AWS CF

Answer question

PayPal response