I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PayPal in Feb 2020
Interview
1st round conversation style interview with Manager, some questions but not a formal Q & A session
2nd round 30 minute meet with senior stakeholder
3rd round 30 minute meet with peer
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How have I planned a project start to finish
How do I deal with difficult stakeholders
How would I handle project related problems
Had an initial phone screening with a recruiter, then completed two back-to-back Zoom interviews on the same day — one with a senior engineer and another with a technical product manager.
PayPal response
1mo
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I had 2 rounds interviews, one with the direct manager, the other one with skip manager. Both were very nice and friendly. The questions were very standardized product management questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you will launch a feature in Europe, what would you do?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at PayPal (San Jose, CA) in Jan 2026
Interview
The interview process started with me sending 2 documents of products launch and projects that I’ve worked before with no context, after that the schedule a meeting with the hiring manager who was not paying attention during the interview. So it seemed odd
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PayPal response
3w
Thank you for sharing your interview experience with us. Your feedback is valuable and will help us understand how we can evolve our interview process. We hope you can find another role on our website that fits your interest and join our team!