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Software Engineer

PayPal

  • Bengaluru, India
  • Competitive Package
  • 5+ Years
  • Posted Today
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About the role

The Company

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy.

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks.

We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other.

We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade.

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Summary

What You Need To Know About The Role-

As a Software Engineer on the Global Merchant Lending (GML) team in Bangalore, you will build and optimize modern web applications that help small and medium businesses access the capital they need, faster and easier than traditional loans. You will work with React, Next.js and Express, collaborate with peers and senior engineers, and deliver quality solutions on schedule.

Meet our team

Global Merchant Lending is part of PayPal's SMB & Financial Services group. We own lending products such as PayPal Working Capital and PayPal Business Loan across markets worldwide. The impact we have on our customers' businesses drives us to innovate, and we value ownership, clean engineering and mentoring each other.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

  • Implements tasks within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), receiving structure and oversight from more experienced staff
  • Follows well-established internal conventions and standard procedures
  • Understands internal standards & processes an applies them to make technical decisions
  • Collaborates with peers, manager, and project lead to gain understanding of tasks and review solutions
  • May contribute to code & design reviews

Minimum Qualifications

  • 1+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

Your way to impact

You will develop efficient, elegant, reusable code with no unnecessary complication, and take ownership of delivering quality features that power PayPal's lending products. Your work directly shapes how merchants around the world discover, apply for and manage the funding that grows their business.

Your day to day

  • Implement tasks across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), with guidance and oversight from more experienced engineers.
  • Build and optimize web applications using React, Next.js and Express.
  • Follow established internal conventions and standard procedures, applying internal standards and processes to make sound technical decisions.
  • Write and maintain automated tests using frameworks such as Cypress, Playwright and Jest.
  • Improve performance (caching, code splitting, lazy loading, pagination) and apply security best practices (authentication, CORS, XSS protection).
  • Collaborate with peers, your manager and the project lead to understand tasks and review solutions.
  • Contribute to code and design reviews, and help create well-articulated design documents.

What Do You Need To Bring-

  • 1+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree, or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Expertise in React, Next.js and Express to build and optimize modern web applications.
  • Working knowledge of testing frameworks such as Cypress, Playwright and Jest.
  • Experience with performance aspects (caching, code splitting, lazy loading, pagination) and security aspects (authentication, CORS, XSS).
  • Nice to have: understanding of Java, Spring, REST APIs and messaging architectures such as ActiveMQ or Kafka.
  • Nice to have: experience in online payments, loan management systems or related domains.
  • We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don't hesitate to apply.

Subsidiary

PayPal

Travel Percent

0

PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. When making an application directly, we will never ask you to share passwords, one-time passcodes (OTP), or verification codes. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam.

All communication regarding your application will come from official PayPal email domains. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please report it immediately. To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit https://careers.pypl.com/contact-us.

For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits

  • At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy.
  • And we can’t do this without our most important asset-you.
  • That’s why we offer comprehensive, choice-based programs, to support all aspects of personal wellbeing—physical, emotional, and financial—delivering meaningful value where it matters most.
  • We strive to create a flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits, including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.

Who We Are

Click Here to learn more about our culture and community.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.

Belonging at PayPal

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please Join our Talent Community.

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.

Eligibility & process

Who can apply

Employment type: Full-time

Skills & stack

Java JavaScript React Next.js Express.js REST APIs Apache Kafka Cypress

Selection process

Details are shared by the recruiter after shortlisting.

Prep kit

20 resources
Study material 4
Company-specific guides 4
Likely coding questions 4
Round-wise strategy 4
Round 1: Online Assessment (OA) Aptitude, Quantitative Logic & 2 Coding Problems Focus on accuracy and speed. Practice arrays, strings, and standard arithmetic puzzles.
Round 2: Technical Interview 1 Core Tech Stack (Java, JavaScript, React, Next.js, Express.js, REST APIs, Apache Kafka, Cypress) & Live Code Tracing Explain your thought process aloud. Analyze time & space complexities before coding.
Round 3: System Design & Problem Solving Database Schemas, APIs & Architecture Basics Clarify edge cases, diagram schemas cleanly, and discuss scalability trade-offs.
Round 4: HR & Cultural Fit Discussion PayPal Core Values, Learning Agility & Offer Terms Demonstrate passion, strong communication, and readiness for full-time collaboration.
Technical questions 5
Explain OOP (Object-Oriented Programming) principles with real-world examples in Java. Answer
Model answer: 1. Encapsulation (data hiding via private fields/getters). 2. Abstraction (hiding implementation complexity). 3. Inheritance (code reusability). 4. Polymorphism (method overriding/overloading).
What is the time and space complexity of QuickSort vs MergeSort? Answer
Model answer: QuickSort: Average O(N log N) time, O(log N) space. Worst O(N^2). MergeSort: Guaranteed O(N log N) time, but requires O(N) auxiliary space.
Explain the difference between SQL Indexing (B-Tree vs Hash) and when not to use an index. Answer
Model answer: Indexes speed up SELECT queries via B-Trees. However, they slow down INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE operations because indexes must be updated on disk. Avoid on low-cardinality columns (e.g., boolean flags).
What happens under the hood when you enter a URL in a browser? Answer
Model answer: 1. DNS lookup (resolves IP). 2. TCP 3-way handshake (SYN, SYN-ACK, ACK). 3. TLS negotiation for HTTPS. 4. HTTP GET request sent. 5. Server responds with HTML/CSS/JS. 6. Browser renders DOM & CSSOM tree.
What is the difference between REST and GraphQL APIs? Answer
Model answer: REST uses multiple fixed endpoints with possible over/under-fetching. GraphQL uses a single endpoint allowing clients to query exact fields in a single request.
Behavioural & HR questions 3
Why do you want to join PayPal as a Software Engineer?
Highlight PayPal's market reputation, recent tech innovations, and how your skills in Java directly solve their team's objectives.
Describe a challenging bug or academic project roadblock and how you resolved it.
Use the STAR method: Situation (project context), Task (what needed solving), Action (specific tools/logic applied), Result (quantifiable positive outcome).
How do you handle strict deadlines or sudden scope changes?
Explain your prioritization strategy, proactive communication with mentors/peers, and agile mindset.
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