Lyft·Data Scientist

Lyft Data Scientist interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

San Francisco, CAPosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a pretty full loop that started with a recruiter screen with a simple behavioral focus.

Next was a probability and stats interview paired with product thinking, then a take-home assignment, and finally a superday that mixed SQL and Python with more behavioral questions. The whole process had a steady rhythm—enough rounds to get a real picture of how I’d work, and the recruiter kept communications relatively clear.

Even though the experience overall felt solid, I didn’t get an offer; I ended up waitlisted after going through all of it. The waitlist label left a slightly unsettled feeling at the end because everything had been progressing, but it still didn’t translate into a

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