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PayPal interview questions and practice

giveinterview has mock interviews built from 4 PayPal job posts since November 2026, 4 of them still open. Each practice interview runs the loop below: a 10-minute voice screen, then 2 rounds (coding, then coding). The topics that come up most are Java, Node.js, Python, REST APIs, C++. 96 coding questions are known to come up in PayPal interviews (16 easy, 64 medium, 16 hard), 4 of them in the last six months. The most common topics are Array, String, Hash Table, Sorting.

Practice interviews built from public job posts and question lists. Each open post links to the original so you can apply on PayPal’s own site; PayPal does not run, see or review your practice.

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4Job posts to practise
4Posts still open
3Steps in a practice loop
100 minTypical total length

How the PayPal practice interview runs

The most common loop across the mock interviews built from PayPal job posts.

  1. ScreenVoice screen10 min
  2. Round 1Coding45 min
  3. Round 2Coding45 min

What PayPal interviews cover

Skills and topics, with the number of PayPal job posts that list each one.

Coding questions PayPal asks

From public company-tagged interview question lists. Most recent and most frequent first.

Easy 16Medium 64Hard 16
QuestionDifficultyAsked recently
Zigzag ConversionMediumYes
Minimum Absolute DifferenceEasyYes
Longest Increasing SubsequenceMediumYes
Top K Frequent ElementsMediumYes
LRU CacheMediumNo
Find Words That Can Be Formed by CharactersEasyNo
Count Vowel Strings in RangesMediumNo
Maximum Number of Integers to Choose From a Range IMediumNo
Product of Array Except SelfMediumNo
Maximal SquareMediumNo
Number of IslandsMediumNo
Count the Number of Vowel Strings in RangeEasyNo
Time Needed to Rearrange a Binary StringMediumNo
Count Array Pairs Divisible by KHardNo
Number of Valid Move Combinations On ChessboardHardNo
Minimum Non-Zero Product of the Array ElementsMediumNo
Maximum Sum Obtained of Any PermutationMediumNo
Paint House IIIHardNo
Coin ChangeMediumNo
Word SearchMediumNo
Merge IntervalsMediumNo
Group AnagramsMediumNo
Two SumEasyNo
Find Median from Data StreamHardNo
Best Time to Buy and Sell StockEasyNo

PayPal job posts you can practise for

Open a post to practise its interview and get the link to apply on PayPal’s site.

RoleWhereStepsJob post
Software Engineer InternHybrid · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India3OpenPractiseAdd to plan
Software Engineer InternHybrid · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India3OpenPractiseAdd to plan
Software Engineer Intern - Summer 2027Hybrid · Scottsdale, AZ3OpenPractiseAdd to plan
Software Engineer Intern - Summer 2027Hybrid · Omaha, NE3OpenPractiseAdd to plan

Questions about PayPal interviews

How many rounds are in a PayPal interview?

The mock interviews built from PayPal job posts usually run a 10-minute voice screen, then 2 rounds (coding, then coding), about 100 minutes in all.

What topics do PayPal interviews cover?

The ones that come up most are Java, Node.js, Python, REST APIs, C++.

What coding questions does PayPal ask?

96 questions are tagged to PayPal in public interview lists: 16 easy, 64 medium and 16 hard. The most asked include Zigzag Conversion, Minimum Absolute Difference, Longest Increasing Subsequence.

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