PayPal Staff Software Engineer interview questions
Updated May 5, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mixed
How others got an interview
- 29%Applied onlineApplied online
- 14%RecruiterRecruiter
- 14%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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PayPal interviews FAQs
- Staff Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at PayPal with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Staff Software Engineer roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 10 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 Staff Software Engineer according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
One on one interview: 31%
Skills test: 15%
Background check: 8%
Group panel interview: 8%
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