I applied through university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at PayPal (Singapore) in Jan 2022
Interview
Two rounds of parallel technical interviews + one round of manager interview. Technical interviews are very easy (leetcode easy questions) + Java foundations. Manager round is like a talk, no technical questions asked
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding question:
Given a sorted array, return another array after square each element within the original array.
What is polymorphism?
Some very simple questions about data structures, such as what is the time complexity of inserting and deleting elements from a priority queue.
Write very simple sql query and ask some questions related to index
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at PayPal
Interview
A call with manager followed by 2 45 min interviews. One was a typical leetcode question and the other was a system design question. The system design for me was pretty difficult since I am not used to it but the leetcode interview was easy, The system design interview varies for some. Some people got a simple OOP system design question but I got a real system design question where I had to design a feature.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you had to scale your personal project, how would you do it?
I applied online. I interviewed at PayPal (San Jose, CA) in Apr 2026
Interview
OA -> 15min recruiter screen -> 2x 45 min tech rounds (one LC/algorithmic/DSA, one system design/behavioral engineering manager). Super chill, didn't expect to hear back in less than a week. First tech was on Hackerrank with an engineer, try to get 15/15 test cases passed and communicate your thought process. Second tech was a resume grill (really know those bullet points) and a simple verbal system design.