I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at PayPay (Tokyo)
Interview
I was told by the recruiter that the interview would focus on computer science fundamentals like Networking, Operating Systems, and Databases. However, the interviewer mostly asked about my current work instead. Then, in the last 10 minutes, he abruptly asked, “What would you consider while building a payment processor/transaction?” — which was extremely open-ended.
It was unclear what he was looking for — was it high-level design, low-level design, database transactions, or something else entirely? I spoke about database transactions and touched on some high-level concepts, but he didn’t ask any follow-ups or clarifications.
The whole experience felt unorganized, with no clear structure or direction. Ultimately, I was rejected without much insight into what was expected.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you consider while building a payment processor/transaction
I applied through LinkedIn. After I passed the screening, I was sent an email about online assessment. The online assessment consist of 4 leetcode style question for 70 minutes. Unfortunately I didnt pass the assessment.
went in coding interview with expection of 2 leetcode questions under one hour . Get 4 leetcode questions under one hour. 2 easy, 2 medium. Did not practice leetcode in a long time, didnt manage to solve all question in time. Failed coding interview.
