Lyft·Software Engineer

Lyft Software Engineer interview experience

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Toronto, ONPosted Mar 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My recruiter stage was short and straightforward—about a 15–20 minute call where we covered my background and work experience.

After that, I was scheduled for a live coding interview where I had to write the code in real time and explain my thinking as I went.

The coding round was the main hurdle for me. I was able to complete the implementation, but I needed a few hints along the way, and despite the code being correct, I didn’t manage to impress them with how I got there. There was also confusion about scheduling and what came next; communication about the subsequent technical round wasn’t very clear, so I spent some time waiting without certainty.

In the end, the experience felt like the process was moving, but

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