PayPal Software Engineer III interview questions
Updated Feb 10, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 19%RecruiterRecruiter
- 14%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 10%OtherOther
- 10%In PersonIn Person
- 10%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 5%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
Interview search
25 interviews
PayPal interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer III applicants have rated the interview process at PayPal with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer III roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PayPal overall takes an average of 18 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at PayPal as a Software Engineer III according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 40%
One on one interview: 30%
Presentation: 20%
Drug test: 10%
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