Software Engineer I applicants have rated the interview process at PayPal with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 35% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at PayPal (Towson, MD) in Sep 2015
Interview
Very structured, the interviewer went right into my resume to dig out more detail on projects I specifically did. Very laid back, but seemed to be rushed a bit, therefore the interviewer tried to control the direction the whole time
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Can you describe more in detail your project you stated on your resume?
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at PayPal (Baltimore, MD) in Nov 2015
Interview
Signed up through the college recruitment page. It was an 1-on-1 interview with a senior software developer at Paypal. He introduced himself and described the technical divisions of Paypal. Then he asked about my experience with CS, code concepts, and OO principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's the difference between abstract class and interface?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at PayPal (San Jose, CA)
Interview
It takes phone interview and onsite interviews. Phone interview was easy. Onsite interview with five people including manager and it took about five hours to complete. Include asking past experience, coding, algorithm questions and design questions.