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PayPal SSE 6YOE Reject Q4 2025

SDE II· 6y exp
January 12, 2026 · 40 reads

Summary

My interview process for an SSE role at PayPal lasted two months and involved multiple rounds, including MCQs, coding, system design, and machine coding. Despite attempting all rounds, I was ultimately rejected, attributing the failure to an issue in my machine coding solution.

PayPal Interview Experience | SDE3 | Chennai

Senior Software Enginer - Backend (Java)· Chennai
November 25, 2025 · 146 reads

Summary

I recently interviewed for an SDE3 role at PayPal in Chennai. The process involved a HackerRank test, multiple technical rounds covering DSA, system design, and coding, along with behavioral discussions. The interview structure provided a comprehensive assessment of my technical skills and alignment with PayPal's principles.

Senior Software Engineer (Python) - Paypal

Senior Software Engineer – Python· Rejected
September 17, 2025 · 174 reads

Summary

I interviewed with Paypal for a Senior Software Engineer (Python) role, which involved several technical rounds, system design, and two bar raiser interviews. Despite feeling confident after the latter rounds, I was ultimately rejected after a two-month-long process.

Paypal | Frontend | Rejected

Senior Software Engineer – Frontend· 5.9y exp· Rejected
September 17, 2025 · 140 reads

Summary

I recently interviewed with PayPal for a Senior Software Engineer - Frontend role. After successfully clearing technical rounds focused on DSA, System Design, and React.js, I faced a Bar Raiser round heavily oriented towards optimization and payment systems, which ultimately led to my rejection.

Paypal Karat Interview

July 29, 2025 · 53 reads

Summary

This post details a Karat interview experience for Paypal, featuring a specific coding challenge that involves determining if a singer can perform a song given their vocal range and the notes in the song.

PayPal SDE2 Interview Experience

SDE II· 4y exp
July 21, 2025 · 61 reads

Summary

I interviewed for an SDE2 role at PayPal, which involved four rounds covering DSA, System Design, a mix of technical and practical knowledge, and a behavioral Bar Raiser round. Key discussions included designing a ticket booking system and leadership principles.

PayPal Interview Experience | Jan 2025 | FullStack Developer

fullstack developer· 2.5y exp· Rejected
July 9, 2025 · 114 reads

Summary

I recently interviewed for a FullStack Developer position at PayPal, navigating through an Online Assessment, a DSA round, and a crucial System Design round where I was tasked with designing a video streaming application. Unfortunately, my journey concluded with a rejection.

PayPal Android Pre screen

July 3, 2025 · 55 reads

Summary

This was a PayPal Android pre-screen interview covering Android fundamentals, debugging scenarios, performance improvement strategies, and a core coding challenge. I hope this experience helps others prepare.

PayPal Staff engineer Full Stack Interview Experience

Staff engineer Full Stack
May 7, 2025 · 62 reads

Summary

I successfully cleared all technical rounds covering Data Structures & Algorithms, Low-Level Design, System Design, and a Specialization round for a Staff Engineer Full Stack role at PayPal. However, I did not pass the final Leadership & Behavioral round, which required more structured answers and specific examples.

PayPal SDE 3 Interview

SDE 3
April 17, 2025 · 52 reads

Summary

I had a positive interview experience with PayPal for an SDE 3 role, which involved three virtual rounds covering technical skills, system design, and behavioral questions, ultimately leading to a job offer.

PayPal Bangalore SE 3 Interview

SE 3· Bangalore
April 2, 2025 · 53 reads

Summary

I was selected for the SE 3 role at PayPal Bangalore after successfully completing a Hackerrank Online Assessment and four interview rounds focusing on DSA, System Design, Role Specialization, and Leadership Principles.

PayPal - Senior Software Developer

Senior Backend Developer· 5y exp· Ongoing
June 12, 2024 · 111 reads

Summary

I am currently undergoing the interview process for a Senior Backend Developer role at PayPal. I have completed two rounds, covering Data Structures & Algorithms, problem-solving, and System Design, and I'm awaiting information on the next steps.

PayPal | SWE Intern 2024 | Virtual | Selected

swe intern 2024· chennai· Offer
December 16, 2023 · 82 reads

Summary

I successfully secured a Software Engineer Intern position at PayPal for Summer 2024 after completing three virtual interview rounds, including an online test, a technical live coding interview, and an HR discussion.

PayPal | SWE Intern 2024 | Virtual | Selected

swe intern· chennai· Offer
December 16, 2023 · 93 reads

Summary

I interviewed virtually for the SWE Intern 2024 position at PayPal and received an offer. The process included an online test with a unique coding problem, a technical live coding round focusing on 'Kth Permutation Sequence', and a final HR interview.

PayPal | SWE-Intern | 2024 | Virtual | Selected

swe-intern· chennai/bangalore· Offer
December 14, 2023 · 114 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Software Engineer Intern position at PayPal and successfully received an offer. The process included an online test with a coding question, a virtual technical interview focusing on live coding, and a virtual HR interview.

Payal SE2 interview experience

SE2· Rejected
October 15, 2023 · 76 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Software Engineer 2 role at Paypal, undergoing four rounds that covered DSA, system design, and behavioral questions. Despite a long wait, I ultimately received a rejection.

PayPal SDE Intern Summer 2023 | On-Campus | Bangalore

Software developer intern· Bangalore
January 19, 2023 · 86 reads

Summary

I recently went through the PayPal SDE Intern interview process. The journey started with an online assessment, followed by a technical round covering data structures, algorithms, OOPs, and DBMS. The final stage was a project-heavy and friendly HR discussion.

PayPal | Software Engineer 2 | Banglore | Oct [Offer]

Software Engineer 2· Banglore India· 2y exp· Offer
November 2, 2022 · 70 reads

Summary

I successfully interviewed for the Software Engineer 2 position at PayPal in Bangalore, India, in October 2022, and received an offer. The process involved four rounds covering data structures, algorithms, API design, and behavioral aspects.

Paypal | Software Engineer 1 | Feb 2022 | Offer

Software Engineer 1· Bangalore, India· Offer
February 26, 2022 · 60 reads

Summary

I interviewed for the Software Engineer 1 role at Paypal in February 2021 and successfully received an offer. The process involved an online assessment, two technical rounds focusing on data structures, algorithms, and system design, followed by a hiring manager discussion covering behavioral and general system concepts.

Paypal | SDE 2 | Bangalore | 16-Feb-2022 (Offer)

SDE 2· Bangalore· 4.3y exp· Offer
February 15, 2022 · 54 reads

Summary

I received an offer for the SDE 2 role at Paypal in Bangalore after a series of technical and managerial interviews that spanned across data structures, algorithms, system design, object-oriented design, and behavioral aspects.

Paypal | Software Engineer 2 | Bangalore [Offer]

Software Engineer 2· Bangalore· 2y exp· Offer
December 19, 2021 · 72 reads

Summary

I recently interviewed for the Software Engineer 2 position at Paypal in Bangalore and received an offer. The interview process consisted of three rounds, covering Data Structures & Algorithms, Low-Level Design, and behavioral questions.

Sept 2021 - Software Engineer 1 - Paypal interview process - (Chennai, India)

Software Engineer 1· Chennai, India· 1y exp· No Offer
September 13, 2021 · 65 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Software Engineer 1 role at Paypal, navigating through an Online Assessment and three interview rounds, including technical and managerial stages. Despite clearing all rounds and even being verbally confirmed as cleared, Paypal ultimately ghosted me, failing to extend an offer or formal rejection.

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