Lyft·Data Scientist

Lyft Data Scientist interview experience

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San Francisco, CAPosted Oct 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

First, I got a take-home project with only two days to complete it, along with a report to demonstrate my data analysis ability.

The assignment felt like it was trying to pressure-test how I turn a problem into clear analysis within a tight timeline.

After that, I moved into two rounds of virtual onsite-style conversations. One round focused on analyzing metrics, which was described to me as pretty classic—straightforward metric reasoning rather than anything overly exotic. There was also another coding segment after the metrics discussion. The overall arc was quick and varied, and it made the process feel like a test of adaptability: analysis first, then metrics, then code again. I didn’t get an offer, but the

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