PayPal Software Engineer interview questions
Updated May 21, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 28%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 13%RecruiterRecruiter
- 10%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 3%OtherOther
- 2%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 1%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
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PayPal interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer 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 49% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 238 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PayPal overall takes an average of 25 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at PayPal as a Software Engineer according to 238 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: Â 30%
One on one interview: Â 22%
Skills test: Â 15%
Group panel interview: Â 8%
Presentation: Â 7%
Background check: Â 5%
Personality test: Â 4%
IQ intelligence test: Â 3%
Drug test: Â 2%
Other: Â 2%
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