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 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 63% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 6 days to get hired, when considering 92 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 according to 92 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 28%
Skills test: 14%
Presentation: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Background check: 8%
Phone interview: 8%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
Other: 4%
Drug test: 2%
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