QA Automation Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
My friend at Lyft submitted my resume, and I heard back from them within 15 minutes to schedule a phone interview for the following week.
I didn't speak to the person I expected, and the conversation wasn't as casual as the recruiter had indicated. This was fine.
The interview experience was quite unpleasant. It was evident that the interviewer didn't want to be on the phone and only listened to about 25% of my answers. He asked me a question, I answered, he prompted for a more correct answer, and then he gave me the exact same answer I had provided. Subsequently, he asked me various forms of the same question multiple times in a row. I wasn't sure what he was looking for, as it related to how testing is divided up on my current team. Perhaps the way we do it at my company is incorrect?
Either way, I wasn't expecting to hear back, nor did I particularly want to. The interview proved that my time and effort were not valued.
Questions
What are the challenges of testing on mobile?
When you open up the weather app on your phone and it doesn't work, what is your testing thought process?
How do you test uploading a photo to Facebook?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Lyft QA Automation Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Lyft's interview process for their QA Automation Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Lyft's QA Automation Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Lyft Work Experiences
- 4.0Good company, bad managersStaff Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 28, 2020Pros: - Good top-level leadership that takes care of employees.Cons: Mid-level management is filled with incompetent managers.
- 4.0Great Team, Management ChaosSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 7, 2020Pros: Good compensation, small teams, good engineers.Cons: Management chaos, no transparency, low-margin business.
- 3.0Good people, questionable managementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 13, 2023Pros: Knowledgeable people, mostly easy to work with. Interesting problems to work on. Typically good work/life balance, though that may be changing, especially since the layoffs.Cons: I question whether management has a clear and realistic long-term vision in mind. Things change very rapidly, which, again, seems to indicate poor long-term vision and direction.
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