Lyft

Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

November 16, 2016

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The interview process included an hour-long phone interview. The goal was to get a small problem running. There were no puzzles, and the interviewer was very nice and understanding, as I made one error but it was acceptable.

The next step was an onsite interview in San Francisco. The process was fairly typical, involving coding on a laptop, two design interviews, and a cultural fit interview.

It was a definitely positive experience. All interviewers were nice, explained everything I asked about, and were friendly.

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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.

Lyft Work Experiences

Good Company Culture

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Good benefits and good culture.

Cons: Poor stock performance of Lyft stock.

Good Company Culture

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Good benefits and good culture.

Cons: Poor stock performance of Lyft stock.

Great Workplace, Bad Food!

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: This is a top place to work.

Cons: The food can sometimes be bad.

Great Workplace, Bad Food!

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: This is a top place to work.

Cons: The food can sometimes be bad.

The best place I've ever worked

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Everyone here loves what they do, and the passion is contagious. As a software engineer, you get to work on some really interesting behind-the-scenes projects that are core to scaling the business.

Cons: It's a start-up, so things can be chaotic at times, but I personally enjoy the start-up environment. If you're looking for a clear structure and management of the type you'd find at a big company, this is not the place for you.

The best place I've ever worked

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Everyone here loves what they do, and the passion is contagious. As a software engineer, you get to work on some really interesting behind-the-scenes projects that are core to scaling the business.

Cons: It's a start-up, so things can be chaotic at times, but I personally enjoy the start-up environment. If you're looking for a clear structure and management of the type you'd find at a big company, this is not the place for you.

Good Company Culture

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Good benefits and good culture.

Cons: Poor stock performance of Lyft stock.

3.0
Good Company Culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
March 12, 2023
Pros: Good benefits and good culture.
Cons: Poor stock performance of Lyft stock.

Great Workplace, Bad Food!

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: This is a top place to work.

Cons: The food can sometimes be bad.

5.0
Great Workplace, Bad Food!
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
April 2, 2020
Pros: This is a top place to work.
Cons: The food can sometimes be bad.

The best place I've ever worked

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Everyone here loves what they do, and the passion is contagious. As a software engineer, you get to work on some really interesting behind-the-scenes projects that are core to scaling the business.

Cons: It's a start-up, so things can be chaotic at times, but I personally enjoy the start-up environment. If you're looking for a clear structure and management of the type you'd find at a big company, this is not the place for you.

5.0
The best place I've ever worked
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
July 8, 2014
Pros: Everyone here loves what they do, and the passion is contagious. As a software engineer, you get to work on some really interesting behind-the-scenes projects that are core to scaling the business.
Cons: It's a start-up, so things can be chaotic at times, but I personally enjoy the start-up environment. If you're looking for a clear structure and management of the type you'd find at a big company, this is not the place for you.

Lyft Interview Questions

Rotting Oranges

You are given a grid of oranges, some fresh, some rotten. Rotten oranges contaminate adjacent fresh oranges; find the minimum time until all oranges are rotten.

Time Based Key-Value Store

Design a key-value store that supports storing values with timestamps. You should be able to retrieve the latest value for a key that's less than or equal to a given timestamp.

ArraysBinary Search

Read N Characters Given read4 II - Call Multiple Times

Implement a function to read characters from a file using a provided read4 API, but the read function can be called multiple times, so you need to handle internal buffering.

ArraysTwo Pointers

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