Process
This was the worst interview experience I ever had.
The questions were not difficult, but the engineers were very arrogant.
The current engineering quality at Lyft is just so-so.
Being arrogant and mean in an interview is not the correct way to show your technical strength!
Don't waste your time interviewing with them. They are not really hiring engineers; all they do is make people think they are hiring like crazy.
Questions
Do you like Uber?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 99 interview experiences for the Lyft Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
20%
Pass Rate
Lyft's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive49%
Neutral16%
Negative34%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Lyft's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Lyft Work Experiences
5.0
Honest, Friendly Team; Packed Hq
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 3, 2016
Pros: I'm an onboarding engineer at Lyft. People here are very honest, friendly, and enthusiastic about their jobs. That's one of the biggest reasons why I joined Lyft.
Communication was fast, as people respond quickly to emails. Can't complain about compensation and employee perks.
Cons: San Francisco HQ seemed to have reached its capacity. Looking forward to moving to a bigger space.
3.0
People are great, leadership is terrible
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
August 15, 2024
Pros: I came to Lyft for mentorship, ownership, and to improve my engineering skills. Overall, I think that was achieved, but the quality of the overall environment has been trending downwards the entire time I’ve been here.
Coworkers are great; you work with some truly smart people.
Good work-life balance.
Ownership of your projects.
Cons: Constant thrash in priorities from leadership; cannot stick to a strategy for more than one or two quarters.
Expectations of growth even though there’s not much scope past senior.
Currently seeing a lot of burnout and attrition.
3.0
Decent place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
January 2, 2018
Pros: Growing fast, interesting product, SJW leadership, mostly nice people.
Cons: Growing too fast, some jerks, product managers just making things up.
- 5.0Honest, Friendly Team; Packed HqSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 3, 2016Pros: I'm an onboarding engineer at Lyft. People here are very honest, friendly, and enthusiastic about their jobs. That's one of the biggest reasons why I joined Lyft. Communication was fast, as people respond quickly to emails. Can't complain about compensation and employee perks.Cons: San Francisco HQ seemed to have reached its capacity. Looking forward to moving to a bigger space.
- 3.0People are great, leadership is terribleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 15, 2024Pros: I came to Lyft for mentorship, ownership, and to improve my engineering skills. Overall, I think that was achieved, but the quality of the overall environment has been trending downwards the entire time I’ve been here. Coworkers are great; you work with some truly smart people. Good work-life balance. Ownership of your projects.Cons: Constant thrash in priorities from leadership; cannot stick to a strategy for more than one or two quarters. Expectations of growth even though there’s not much scope past senior. Currently seeing a lot of burnout and attrition.
- 3.0Decent place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 2, 2018Pros: Growing fast, interesting product, SJW leadership, mostly nice people.Cons: Growing too fast, some jerks, product managers just making things up.
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