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      Backend Engineer Interview

      17 Apr 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Tokyo
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at PayPay (Tokyo) in Jan 2024

      Interview

      I went through three rounds of interviews: backend fundamentals, live coding + system design, and a bar raiser. Unfortunately, I got rejected in the system design round. The challenge wasn't the topic itself, it was actually within my area of expertise. But I struggled to understand the interviewer. His English was difficult to grasp, and I had to ask him to repeat himself multiple times. He also wasn’t very direct in his communication, which made it hard for me to understand what exactly he was looking for.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Design a digital wallet system that supports payments via QR code.
      Answer question
      2

      Other Backend Engineer interview reviews for PayPay

      Backend Engineer Interview

      27 May 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at PayPay

      Interview

      Don't waste your time! Like many other comments, the interviewer's English was very poor. Even though I answered all the questions, I was still rejected in the end. The email replies and interview scheduling were very slow. It felt like they didn't really want to hire and were just going through the process.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Design an e-wallet that includes 4 types of payment methods, with deductions made according to priority.
      Answer question

      Backend Engineer Interview

      31 Mar 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Tokyo
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at PayPay (Tokyo) in Sept 2025

      Interview

      Interview process started with online coding assessment (4 problems, 70 mins). I would say it consists of 2 easy + 2 medium leetcode questions. You don't need to score perfectly to pass. If you pass, you will be invited to initial recruiter call to talk about your experience and role. Then goes into a series of elimination rounds: coding/LLD, system design, hiring manager(behavioral). If you pass all of them, they will invite you to offer meeting. The whole interview process takes about 2 months, but the process and steps are pretty clear. Overall it is a good experience.
      3

      Backend Engineer Interview

      18 Mar 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at PayPay in Mar 2025

      Interview

      So it all starts with code signal coding assesment which was leedcode med-high. After that recruiter call he/she will tell about company and hiring process. Rounds: Tech Round 1 Screening: I was asked to design my current aplication which iam working on went well. Was invited for loop round which are 2 rounds and based on first they can cancel second. Loop 1: Python related question, backend concurrency and distributed related questions and then there was one coding question not very tough. I was able to do, Interviewer seemed to satisfied and i was also positive that i will make this round. Cut short just before 1 hour of loop 2 they cancelled and did not even tell why or what improvements i can do.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Don't waste time as much of feedbacks here they are just doing time pass with candidates nowadays.
      Answer question
      7

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