I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Lyft (San Francisco, CA) in Dec 2018
Interview
Recruiter phone screen, Call with the hiring manager, all-day on-site
The on-site was awful:
I've interviewed around the Bay area a little bit and my on-site was the most unpleasant experience of any:
1) They put me B2B over lunchtime with no lunch - the only food they gave me was a stoppleman waffle. I thought I was going to pass out by the time the interviews were over
2) Nobody ever told me what they did
3) We always heavily over-time before they opened it up for questions (I literally got to ask 1 during the entire day)
4) There was definitely a degree of snottiness with every interview; nobody really seemed that friendly - including the people at the front desk
5) No office tour
Even if I was offered the role, I would have turned it down purely because of the overall interview experience. I was on the fence about leaving my current company, but after seeing Lyft first-hand, I definitely have a better appreciation for what I have.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Lyft (New York, NY)
Interview
Very deep on analytics and statistical methods, this was for a role in their analytics/data group. It seemed like they were really looking for one specific answer vs. allowing other ways to get there, but maybe that's how it goes, idk. Didn't get a lot of feedback afterwards, which disappointed me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you measure the effectiveness of a new intervention on the app given observations of mode choice at a bikeshare dock?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Lyft (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2025
Interview
Super friendly team. Fairly efficient process. Pretty standard loop, first with recruiter, then hiring manager, then a loop with members of the team - an execution case, an analytical case, then 2 behavioral interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are a PM at Lyft, how would you design a product for college students.
The recruiter called and it was a more comprehensive interview than what you would expect at this stage of the process. I answered the questions and the recruiter was closely taking notes. A few days later I get an email saying they decided not to move forward. This was pretty shocking since typically calls with the recruiter are more meant to ensure there is high level alignment on the role , salary expectations, logistics etc. So I responded back asking if this decision was specific to this position or applies to another position which we discussed was also a good fit for my background. I also asked if there was any feedback she could share that would be helpful as well and I never received a response back.
