PayPal Software Developer interview questions
Updated 21 May 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 28%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 13%RecruiterRecruiter
- 10%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 3%OtherOther
- 2%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
- 1%In personIn person
Interview search
366 interviews
PayPal interviews FAQs
- Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at PayPal with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 75% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 24 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PayPal overall takes an average of 22 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at PayPal as a Software Developer according to 24 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Skills test: 18%
Phone interview: 15%
Presentation: 13%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 5%
Drug test: 5%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 3%
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