Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Call with recruiter about background and the overall process.
Phone interview: asked a tricky DP question.
Onsite: Two design problems. You were asked to design specific small parts of the system. Ensure you can come up with a reasonable data model on the fly, know how to shard, and know how to create an API that would involve ordered data.
Behavioral.
Coding challenge on the laptop was canceled on the interview day. You were told it would be rescheduled, but then were ghosted. A recruiter promised to reschedule and then stopped replying.
Questions
Phone Interview: DP + Probability question
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 13 interview experiences for the Lyft Senior Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Lyft's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having negative feelings for Lyft's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Lyft Work Experiences
- 3.0Not positioning to be a tech company anymoreSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 17, 2023Pros: If you know your stuff and land on the right team, WLB and effective hourly pay are quite good. People are generally nice.Cons: The company is moving in the wrong direction for technical folks. If you want to progress solidly into or past a senior level (and be recognized as such by other companies), you're going to have a hard time. The energy of the company is pretty low. It feels like things move at big-tech levels of slowness without the stability. There are lingering doubts about job security and the company's long-term growth. Some teams cut too deep. If you're joining a team with a couple of folks, prepare to have all your time taken up by ops load.
- 4.0Solid Tech, Uncertain FutureSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 31, 2022Pros: Awesome tech stack Private infrastructure Great work-life balance Good managementCons: Unclear promotion path. Unclear company future due to Uber competition.
- 3.0Lots of uncertainty right nowSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 26, 2023Pros: It was the best engineering-driven company.Cons: Lots of uncertainty now, and things generally are going downhill.
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