4 write-ups · 16 questions

PayPal Software Engineer interview experience

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

PayPal Software Engineer interviews at a glance

Worked out from the 4 PayPal Software Engineer write-ups on this site.

interview write-ups
4
got an offer (of 4 with a known result)
100%
median experience
2 yrs
latest write-up
Nov 2022

What the rounds test

  • Data Structures & Algorithms12 · 75%
  • System Design3 · 19%
  • Other1 · 6%

Question difficulty

  • Easy3 · 19%
  • Medium10 · 63%
  • Hard3 · 19%

Roles covered

Locations

Bangalore (2) · Banglore India (1) · Chennai (1)

PayPal Software Engineer interview experiences1–4 of 4

Questions asked in PayPal Software Engineer interviews

  1. 01

    Design Stack with Middle Operations

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Hard

  2. 02

    Top K Frequent Elements

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  3. 03

    Car Pooling

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  4. 04

    Partition Equal Subset Sum

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  5. 05

    Palindrome Linked List

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  6. 06

    Count Pairs with Sum Divisible by K

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  7. 07

    Handle Millions of Requests on a Single Database Server

    System Design · Hard

  8. 08

    Evaluate Postfix Expression

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Medium

  9. 09

    LLD: Car, Brand, Models

    System Design · Medium

  10. 10

    Unique Elements from Two Arrays

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Easy

  11. 11

    Check if Number is Prime

    Data Structures & Algorithms · Easy

  12. 12

    What Happens When You Type a URL

    System Design · Medium

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PayPal Software Engineer interview FAQ

What does the PayPal Software Engineer interview focus on?

Across 4 PayPal Software Engineer interview experiences shared on Interview Experiences, the questions asked were mostly data structures & algorithms (75% of reported questions), system design (19% of reported questions), other (6% of reported questions).

How hard is the PayPal Software Engineer interview?

Candidates rated most PayPal Software Engineer questions as medium (63% of rated questions). Easy: 19%, Medium: 63%, Hard: 19%.

What share of candidates got a PayPal Software Engineer offer?

100% of the 4 candidates who reported their result received an offer. People who share their experience are not a random sample, so treat this as a rough guide.

How much experience did PayPal Software Engineer candidates have?

The median candidate had 2 years of experience.

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