I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PayPal (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Jul 2018
Interview
2 technical interviews with data scientists (including potential manager) and a concluding HR interview. I was also asked to provide 2 recommenders. I was job hunting discretely so asked to provide 2 past employers. After talking with them I was asked to provide my manager as a recommender, thus forcing me to confide my job search. After talking to him they decided to not extend an offer. When I asked for feedback the answer I got was lack of experience, which quite frankly was outrageous given the fact such piece of information was already known to them when they asked me to provide my manager as a recommender.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you go about identifying the "True" industry of a new seller?
Average, the interviewer asked questions fro specific topics but the JD has too wide topics. Kind of not sticked to JD. One Should be ready with open mind and give the interview
PayPal response
2mo
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Process was very well managed by the internal recruiter. Technical rounds of average difficulty and then final rounds with Israeli based managers were strangely confrontational - vague questions with no clarification or context. I would apply again to the company but avoid that particular team if possible.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
SQL statements and Python snippet and peer review exercises.
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Started with an introductory recruiter call, followed by a virtual technical interview. The interview consisted of behavioral and technical parts. Was asked about my motivation for applying to Paypal, previous internship experiences, and a leetcode-style question
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