3 write-ups · 6 questions

PayPal Backend Engineer interview experience

Every PayPal Backend Engineer interview written up on the site: the rounds, the questions asked, how candidates prepared and whether they got the offer.

PayPal Backend Engineer interviews at a glance

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Nov 2025

What the rounds test

  • Data Structures & Algorithms3 · 50%
  • System Design2 · 33%
  • Other1 · 17%

Question difficulty

  • Medium3 · 75%
  • Hard1 · 25%

Roles covered

Locations

Chennai (1) · Bangalore (1)

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Questions asked in PayPal Backend Engineer interviews

  1. 01

    Design a Shopping Website with Cart and Wishlist

    System Design

  2. 02

    API Response Data Extraction

    Other

  3. 03

    Subarray Sum Equals K

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  4. 04

    Parking Lot Low-Level Design

    System Design · Hard

  5. 05

    Reverse String with Curly Brackets

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  6. 06

    Number of Islands

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

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What does the PayPal Backend Engineer interview focus on?

Across 3 PayPal Backend Engineer interview experiences shared on Interview Experiences, the questions asked were mostly data structures & algorithms (50% of reported questions), system design (33% of reported questions), other (17% of reported questions).

How hard is the PayPal Backend Engineer interview?

Candidates rated most PayPal Backend Engineer questions as medium (75% of rated questions). Medium: 75%, Hard: 25%.

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