I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at PayPal (Bengaluru) in Apr 2021
Interview
I applied through online for paypal senior developer role.
First round was a hacker earth test. Questions were average(not too easy not too tough)
Second round is a programming round with an interviewer ( DS & Algo) asked few questions on circular linked list, queue and dynamic programming.
Third round is extended programming round. 1 question is using recursion and the next question is from binary tree ( finding the length between two nodes in a binary tree)
Both of the tech interview rounds were fine and interviewers are approachable.
The next round is a system design round. This is where things got turned. The interviewer severely lacked communication and I couldn't understand him properly. He gave me a design question to design DropBox. The whole interview seemed one side communication. He doesn't even interrupted me. Then out of the blue after sometime he changed the question to design an autocomplete feature. When i started designing it using trie he then asked me to code it and then asked me to send the design things as screenshot to his email ( without giving his email) Then he left.
Overall its a negative experience
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1: Recursion
2: Find the length of nodes between binary tree.
3: Design dropbox
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Average interview
Application
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at PayPal (Austin, TX) in Mar 2026
Interview
This role is for Venmo Infrastructure team. was contacted by Recruiter . Had recruiter call for overview of the role and then Virtual interview Round with Specific questions related to Kubernetes, DevOps. Live coding exercise in Python.
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OA assignment then followed by a onsite virtual interview loop that consist on a system design interview, a code interview and an interview with the hiring manager. They ask leetcode style question, the system design interview was kind of hard.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had a disagreement with your manager?
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PayPal (San Jose, CA) in Sept 2025
Interview
The interview process is typical of any other tech company, but don’t waste your time interviewing with them if you’re genuinely looking for a job. After multiple rounds of interviews, they don’t even have the courtesy to share a decision or send a rejection email. Even after a couple of weeks following the onsite rounds, they just ghost you as if they’ve never heard of you before.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I can’t share the exact questions due to an NDA, but typical LeetCode and system design preparation is sufficient, along with clearly articulating your past work experience.
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