PayPal Backend Engineer (Java) Interview Experience – November 2025
Question Details
Applied through PayPal’s official career portal. ###
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Round 0 Online Assessment** - Received a HackerRank link with 2–3 DSA-focused problems. - Solved all the problems. ###
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Round 1 DS/Algo** -
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Applied through PayPal’s official career portal. ###
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Round 0 Online Assessment** - Received a HackerRank link with 2–3 DSA-focused problems. - Solved all the problems. ###
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Round 1 DS/Algo** - 45-minute technical round focused on solving a Dynamic Programming problem. - The problem was of
LeetCode Medium difficulty. ###
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Round 2 System Design** - Unlike typical system design interviews (e.g., Uber, URL shortener), this round was more scenario-based. - The interviewer presented a real-world problem and expected me to: - Think aloud - Explain my approach clearly - Handle multiple follow-up questions - It felt more like a technical discussion between teammates rather than a formal interview, which made it both challenging and interesting. ###
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Round 3 Bar Raiser / Leadership Principles** - Focused on my past experience, leadership qualities, and the projects I’ve worked on. - The discussion was mostly behavioral and experience-driven.
🎉 Happy to share that I received the offer on December 1, 2025, and I’ll be joining PayPal on December 29, 2025. --- Previous Post : Zoho Interview Experience (On-Campus | Nov 2021 | Fresher)
About This Question
This is a reported interview question from a paypal interview for a swe role during the oa round reported in 2025.
It covers the following topics: System Design, Dynamic Programming, Behavioral .
Difficulty rating: Hard