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PayPal Data Scientist interview questions

based on 64 ratings - Updated Mar 31, 2026

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Data Science Interview

Aug 22, 2021

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PayPal (San Jose, CA)

Interview

Interview involved use of SQL in a screen share on a sample dataset as well as knowledge of machine learning techniques. ALso behavioral questions about working on teams, how to defuse conflict, what to do in certain situations, etc

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

They asked the interviewer about a previous ds project

1 Answer

PayPal response

Thank you for sharing your interview experience and welcome to the PayPal family!

Data Scientist Interview

Jul 25, 2021

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at PayPal (San Jose, CA) in Jan 2020

Interview

After initial round with HR and Hiring manager there were 6 rounds of interviews which included immediate colleagues and senior business partners. The whole process from first interview call to offer letter took 3 months.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Since my position was in the risk organization there were a couple of case study type questions related to consumer risk.

1 Answer

PayPal response

Thank you for sharing your interview experience and welcome to the PayPal family!

Data Scientist Interview

Apr 8, 2021

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at PayPal (Tel Aviv) in Jan 2020

Interview

I first met with two members of the team for a short technical interview. Next, I was asked to come again for a second technical interview with team leads. Finally, I spoke with HR.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What has the larger expected value, sampling a number between 1 and n from a uniform distribution and multiplying it by itself, or sampling two numbers and multiplying them.

5 Answers

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Data Science Interview

Aug 22, 2021

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at PayPal (San Jose, CA)

Interview

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

They asked the interviewer about a previous ds project

1 Answer

PayPal response

Thank you for sharing your interview experience and welcome to the PayPal family!

Data Scientist Interview

Jul 25, 2021

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at PayPal (San Jose, CA) in Jan 2020

Interview

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Since my position was in the risk organization there were a couple of case study type questions related to consumer risk.

1 Answer

PayPal response

Thank you for sharing your interview experience and welcome to the PayPal family!

Data Scientist Interview

Apr 8, 2021

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at PayPal (Tel Aviv) in Jan 2020

Interview

I first met with two members of the team for a short technical interview. Next, I was asked to come again for a second technical interview with team leads. Finally, I spoke with HR.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What has the larger expected value, sampling a number between 1 and n from a uniform distribution and multiplying it by itself, or sampling two numbers and multiplying them.

5 Answers

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