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      Data Scientist Interview

      7 Aug 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Lyft (San Francisco, CA) in Jul 2018

      Interview

      Got a call back from the recruiter after online resume application. Initial phone screen with HR regarding the role, team and your background fit. One 30-45 min phone screen with data scientist which is mostly about a business case study and your technical experience and projects. Next was a 48 hours data challenge, with multiple questions and subquestions. it has a good balance between the technical and business side of the problem. This is probably the hardest part of the interview process as you have to build a coherent story with your analysis while answering all the questions asked. Followed by half a day of on-site interviews data-challenge presentation, 2 business case studies, stats and probability, technical (SQL and R/python) and values and cultural fit interviews with varied team members with different experience level. Overall the onsite experience was pleasant, but I struggled in one of the business cases as the question was described in a line as opposed to a business situation in other interviews at Lyft or other firms. This either meant I had to ask multiple questions or make numerous assumptions. Also, the way the interviewer wanted to approach the problem was radically different to what I proposed and it just didn't go well with the interviewer. I must point out that he was extremely polite and not at all condescending throughout the 30 mins. Stats and technical interviews were pretty easy if you know business applications of key concepts, their variants and data manipulation using SQL(window functions). Overall a great bunch of people to talk with, was given quick results and accommodated my schedule. The recruiter also called to give feedback after conveying the decision. I still feel more business context should be given during business case studies. All the questions are related to Lyft's business model and their product

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Window functions, Stats of A/B testing, Probability and expectation, Churn, Lifetime of drivers, Pool matching
      1 Answer
      13

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      4 May 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
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      Negative experience
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      Application

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      I interviewed with a recruiter last fall. Since I was graduating in eight months, she said she'd talk to the hiring manager about whether to send technical interviews now or hold off for different openings in the future, and would get back to me in a few days. She never followed up and didn't respond to my emails. Eventually, I got an automated rejection, the subject line literally read "Update on [insert job title]," they hadn't even bothered to fill in the job title. The whole process felt unprofessional.

      Data Scientist Interview

      22 Aug 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Toronto, ON
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Lyft (Toronto, ON)

      Interview

      Case Interview -> Final Interview Loop (ML Case, Business Case, Coding, Behavioural) Recruiter reached out. Interviews got scheduled. Interviews happened. Offer got made. Negotiation happened for few days. Offer got accepted.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Case Interview -> Final Interview Loop (ML Case, Business Case, Coding, Behavioural)
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      Data Scientist Interview

      16 Sept 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Toronto, ON
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Lyft (Toronto, ON) in Aug 2025

      Interview

      “I completed all interview rounds — including HR, technical screening, product sense, business case, algorithm live coding, decisions live coding, machine learning, and experience interviews — but the company ultimately selected another candidate

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Have a good understanding of stats/probabilities/ML/Coding(SQL,Python), and business domain and metrics.
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