Episode 115
How To Get Hired For Paypal AI Agentic Roles (in 2026) - w/ Sohil
I walked in ready for the usual "AI is coming for your job" sermon. Then a PayPal AI engineer — a guy who's also logged time at TikTok and JPMorgan — looked at me and said he's never once watched good code make anyone a dollar.
Who this is for
- You are trying to get hired without sounding like everybody else in the pile.
- You would rather hear Sohil's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.
Key takeaways
- Get Hired For Paypal AI Agentic Roles (in 2026) - w/ Sohil
- Sohil is early enough in his own story to remember the scramble, and senior enough now to see what big tech actually rewards.
- written by LLM. I use it all the day. Um the things that they don't get is the edge cases. The 10x productivity myth in...
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In my career, I've never seen someone writing good code translating into better business outcomes. Meet Sohil Sha, PayPal AI engineer, ex Tik Tok, XJ JP Morgan. In this episode, Sohil shares with us exactly how big
Sohil shares with us exactly how big tech screams for AI roles in 2026, why lead code just refuses to die, and the real but sad reason you're not getting promoted. promoted. The hiring hasn't changed much. There's
The hiring hasn't changed much. There's the same kind of lead code questions, uh technical rounds, behavior rounds, hiring manager rounds. Uh so there were like three or maybe four rounds of
like three or maybe four rounds of interview that I had to go to. How AI changed his actual day at PayPal and the trap it sets in your code. I think a majority of our code is written by LLM. I use it all the day. Um
written by LLM. I use it all the day. Um the things that they don't get is the edge cases. The 10x productivity myth in his own words. I don't think anyone has 10xed their productivity with just using LLMs.
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I walked in ready for the usual "AI is coming for your job" sermon. Then a PayPal AI engineer — a guy who's also logged time at TikTok and JPMorgan — looked at me and said he's never once watched good code make anyone a dollar. One sentence, and the whole hour reset. Sohil is early enough in his own story to remember the scramble, and senior enough now to see what big tech actually rewards.
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