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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

January 10, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I originally reached out to a recruiter expressing my interest in the Software Engineer New Grad position. She got back to me, and we set up a chat where we discussed my background, why I wanted to work at Lyft, and so on.

I then went through two technical phone interviews. The format was pretty typical:

  • 5-10 minutes of introductions
  • 30-40 minutes of technical question(s)
  • 5-10 minutes of asking questions about the position/company

I made it to the onsite interviews, where the format was:

  • Tour of the office
  • Two technical interviews
  • Lunch with an engineer
  • One technical interview
  • A 30-minute interview with an engineering manager

Overall, the process was very enjoyable and probably the best I've ever gone through. My recruiter was very responsive and willing to set me up for success. They got back to me with next steps literally hours after my phone interviews, and I got the rejection the morning after my onsite.

Questions

Technical interviews were pretty standard: introductions, discussion about tech, technical question(s), and time for your questions.

The engineering manager interview was fun because you got to talk about tech in general, as well as what the company is really about.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 35 interview experiences for the Lyft Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

26%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive63%
Neutral9%
Negative29%

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

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