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      Software Engineer Interview

      31 Oct 2015
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Lyft in Oct 2015

      Interview

      Was contacted by a recruiter about a week after applying online for an iOS position. Set up a quick 30 minute call but she got the time zone wrong, so we had to reschedule. After the recruiter call, did a short technical call with an engineer. The technical interview had very little in the way of coding, just asking questions about my development style. After that the recruiter wanted me to complete a "short" programming assignment. I pushed back since I hate doing these but they told me it was part of their process. I spent a good 8 hours building a "small" app (they told me to send it within 2 days). A few days after submitting the app, I got a form rejection email and no contact since. My experience is similar to another interviewee on Glassdoor who I should've paid attention to. While the app I wrote was not perfect, I have no way of knowing what it was lacking, and literally spent hours on it for no reason. Companies that require candidates to do this before an onsite just come off as lazy as it requires no extra work for them and a lot of extra work for the candidates. My suggestion is an emphatic DO NOT APPLY FOR A JOB AT LYFT. It is not worth your time. There are better companies out there that require fewer hoops to jump through and actually treat the candidates with respect.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      General questions about iOS frameworks, language features.
      Answer question
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      Software Engineer Interview

      13 May 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Toronto, ON
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Lyft (Toronto, ON) in May 2026

      Interview

      My experience wasn’t great with Lyft. During my system design interview, my interviewer kept silent most of the time. No communication, and he seems to end my interview session as soon as possible. Be careful about this

      Software Engineer Interview

      13 Dec 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Lyft (San Francisco, CA)

      Interview

      Process is good. Not too exhaustive and they respond quickly. Recruiters are great too. I cleared all my interviews and I am in team matching since a very long time. Lyft does not give you an offer even after clearing interviews.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      LC medium. System design - medium level question. Product side system design
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Interview

      12 Dec 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Lyft in Dec 2025

      Interview

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