I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at PayPal (Bengaluru) in Feb 2025
Interview
I got a call from paypal HR first on a telephonic round of interview. After that there were 2 round of interviews scheduled, one for DSA and algorithm round, and one is system design (HLD). After clearance of these 2 rounds they will take one full stack interview and techno managerial round.
The whole process of 2 interview take 2 weeks of time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
First Round: DSA and Algorithms
Basic DSA Concepts
What is a data structure, and why is it used?
Non-Linear Data Structures
Explain a non-linear data structure.
Sorting Techniques
Explain a sorting algorithm.
Divide and Conquer
Explain the divide and conquer algorithm.
Priority Queue
Explain priority queues and their use cases.
Deque (Double-Ended Queue)
What is a deque, and how does it work?
Basic SQL Concepts
WHERE Clause
What is the use of the WHERE clause?
WHERE vs. HAVING Clause
Explain the difference between WHERE and HAVING clauses.
Second Round: System Design
After the first round, a HackerRank link is shared for coding with an invite.
Payment Aggregation
Given different payment types and corresponding amounts (e.g., {credit card: 400, UPI: 200}), write a function to return the total amount for each payment type.
Notification System Design
Design a scalable notification system.
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at PayPal (Austin, TX) in Nov 2024
Interview
First round Karak then onsite system design, FE coding, manager round and DS. IN all interviews one thing was common interviewers had poker face all the time. Question are from Hackerrank which are tricky
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode questions mostly, System design was tricky which included SQS queue
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I applied online. I interviewed at PayPal (Chennai) in May 2023
Interview
Process was simple. Initially a leet code kind problem was given. You will have solve that and followed by 2 technical rounds and HR Round. HR will be very helpful throughout the process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Java Basics - in-depth knowledge questions were primarily asked
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