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      Data Scientist Intern Interview

      Mar 2, 2022
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at PayPal

      Interview

      Home assignment, interview about the assignment, algorithmic interview (not technical), HR interview. Kept me updated through the process. Everything happened online (via Microsoft teams) but everyone was very nice and welcoming, and made me feel calm in every interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe what you had in mind when you approached the home assignment
      Answer question

      Other Data Scientist Intern Interview Reviews for PayPal

      Data Science Intern Interview

      Feb 7, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Bangalore Rural
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. I interviewed at PayPal (Bangalore Rural) in Nov 2025

      Interview

      After an online test and shortlisting, the one-hour interview covered AI, ML, RAG, Statistics, Probability, GenAI, and Genetic Algorithms. You've been consistently preparing for advanced quantitative and data science roles lately.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      After an online test and shortlisting, the one-hour interview covered AI, ML, RAG, Statistics, Probability, GenAI, and Genetic Algorithms. You've been consistently preparing for advanced quantitative and data science roles lately.
      Answer question
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      PayPal response
      5mo
      Thank you for sharing your interview experience with us. Your feedback is valuable and will help us understand how we can evolve our interview process. We hope you can find another role on our website that fits your interest and join our team!

      Data Science Intern Interview

      Dec 18, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Santa Clara, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at PayPal (Santa Clara, CA) in Oct 2025

      Interview

      Applied online. First round was a short 15 minute call with a recruiter. Second round was a 1 hour technical interview. 30 minutes dedicated to leetcode style question, 30 minutes dedicated to Machine Learning concepts. Recruiter was very friendly.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Binary search problem, bagging vs boosting etc.
      Answer question
      avatar
      PayPal response
      7mo
      Thank you for sharing your interview experience with us. Your feedback is valuable and will help us understand how we can evolve our interview process. We hope you can find another role on our website that fits your interest and join our team!

      Data Science Intern Interview

      Sep 12, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Bengaluru
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. I interviewed at PayPal (Bengaluru)

      Interview

      The interview mainly focused on assessing ML fundamentals, SQL and basic python. I was also asked to build a regression model which involved some light data cleanup before building the model. The interviewer seemed disinterested from the start and wasn't dressed professionally which was disappointing.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They asked me how I would build a regression model from scratch with raw data.
      1 Answer
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      PayPal response
      10mo
      Thank you for your feedback, we're sorry to hear about your experience. We constantly aim to create the best possible candidate experience, but admittedly things can always be improved. Your feedback is valuable and will help us understand how we can evolve our interview process.

      PayPal interviews FAQs

      • Data Scientist Intern applicants have rated the interview process at PayPal with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 89% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Data Scientist Intern roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at PayPal overall takes an average of 25 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at PayPal as a Data Scientist Intern according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:

        One on one interview:  33%

        Skills test:  22%

        Background check:  11%

        Phone interview:  11%

        Personality test:  11%

        Presentation:  11%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Software Engineer(671) ;
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        3. Customer Service Representative(259) ;
        4. Data Scientist(142) ;
        5. Product Manager(139) ;
        6. Manager(134) ;
        7. Risk Analyst(124) ;
        8. Software Engineer II(112) ;
        9. Customer Solutions Agent(110) ;
        10. Senior Product Manager(99) ;
        11. Director(98) ;
        12. MTS1 Software Engineer(93) ;
        13. Senior Manager(87) ;
        14. Software Engineer III(83) ;
        15. Collections Specialist(79) .


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