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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.
Full Experience
Application :
No referral.
A recruiter reached out to me regarding this opportunity, and after I responded with the requested information, she promptly scheduled the first round of interviews for the very next day.
Interview Mode :
Virtual 3 Rounds in total.
Interview :
Round 1 : [Technical]
- Basic introduction.
- Basic discussion on my current job role & responsibilities.
- Basic Java questions.
- Java Streams API questions (Easy-Medium).
- Data structure and algorithms. 136 - Single Number and 283 - Move Zeroes (Easy). Expected solution needed to be time and space optimized.
- Basic SpringBoot related questions.
Overall a very positive experience. My current role matches task by task on what I will be doing at PayPal, thus giving a positive vibe on what to expect next.
Got a callback from the recruiter for scheduling the next round within an hour.
Round 2 : [Techno-Functional]
- Basic Introduction.
- Deep dive into my current job role & responsibilities.
- Basic questions on OOPS concept.
- Basic questions on multi-threading.
- Basic design pattern and architecture questions.
- Design question : High level discussion on designing a food delivery applications. Discussed on (different api endpoints that could be implemented, what will be the type of requests, etc) Just a basic discussion on how would I approach the given statement.
- Few behavioral questions.
Overall a very positive experience. My current role matches task by task on what I will be doing at PayPal, thus giving a positive vibe on what to expect next.
Got a callback from the recruiter for scheduling the next round within a day.
Round 3 : [Hiring Manager Round]
- Basic Introduction.
- Deep dive into my current job role & responsibilities.
- Tons of behavioral questions.
Verdict : Selected (HR informed me within 2 day).
Compensation Details :
Interview Questions (3)
High level discussion on designing a food delivery application. The discussion covered different API endpoints that could be implemented, the type of requests, and a basic approach to the given statement.