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Software Engineer Interview

Jun 26, 2024

Anonymous interview candidate

Shanghai, Shanghai

No offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PayPal (Shanghai, Shanghai) in Mar 2024

Interview

Totally three rounds: 1. live coding ➕ system design ➕ problem solving 2. system design 3. technical ➕ behavioral questions The first round was interviewed by a team member. The second round was interviewed by another international teammate. The last round was interviewed by the leader of the team.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

How to update old apis without manually involve.

1 Answer

PayPal response

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!

Other Software Engineer interview reviews for PayPal

Software Engineer Interview

Apr 7, 2026

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Easy interview

Application

I interviewed at PayPal

Interview

I had a recruiter call and they said they would send me a link to a Karat interview round in a week but I never received it. I mailed the recruiter multiple times but got no response or communication about it

PayPal response

2mo

Software Engineer Interview

Mar 16, 2026

Anonymous interview candidate

San Jose, CA

No offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Software Engineer Interview

Mar 6, 2026

Anonymous interview candidate

San Jose, CA

No offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at PayPal (San Jose, CA)

Interview

Recruiter call was basic scan of resume understanding tech stack what i work on and my interests. Prepare your resume and be ready to state why you want to work for the company.

PayPal response

3mo

Application

I interviewed at PayPal (San Jose, CA)

Interview

I interviewed 2 round, one front end, one hire manager, but didn’t move forward. The hr is helpful, the hire manager round asked about system design questions, which I feel may cause the rejection.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Normal front end interview questions, implement a fetching api small task

Answer question

PayPal response

3mo