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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

June 9, 2024
Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Standard process:

  • One phone interview.
  • Onsite included:
    • One 1.5-hour laptop coding round (where the code needs to execute at the end).
    • Two System Design rounds.
    • One behavioral round.

The offer was provided within a week. There was not much negotiation, even with another offer.

Questions

Design a messaging system. They use their own design format, so ask your recruiter and get comfortable with it to minimize friction during the actual interview.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Lyft Senior Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

18%
Pass Rate

Lyft's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive36%
Neutral9%
Negative55%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for Lyft's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

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