PayPal interview notes, page 5 of 10

“This is where I got into trouble.” The rest of the author's notes on Data Scientist interview at PayPal, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I started with acquisition stuff (new users, activation rate) then moved to engagement and monetization.” The rest of the author's notes on Data Scientist interview at PayPal, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I started by trying to figure out what 'entering your country' even meant specifically, like which product line, which geography.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at PayPal, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I went straight to backtracking and it was fine, but the follow-up about pruning is where I got a little fuzzy.” The rest of the author's notes on Machine Learning Engineer interview at PayPal, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“The flower-naming thing threw me for a second, felt like a trick.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at PayPal, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“The bucket sort angle is the key insight here.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at PayPal, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Went through transaction fees, merchant services, interest on balances, that kind of thing.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at PayPal, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This question ate the entire session.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at PayPal, Onsite - System Design / Architecture round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“The Instagram framing in a PayPal interview is a little weird and I spent the first 30 seconds just mentally adjusting.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at PayPal, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Straightforward aggregation question.” The rest of the author's notes on Data Scientist interview at PayPal, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.