Me postulé a través de una recomendación de un empleado. Acudí a una entrevista en Lyft en jun 2017
Entrevista
I got on a call with the recruiter as I got recommended internally. Got 2 on site rounds. The first round was a GMAT question: how do we launch Lyft in a new city (they expect a lot and they will ask a lot of math questions) and the second interview that I had that day consisted of a product design . What is your favorite app and how would you improve it. The second round was really a disaster. I talked again to someone I interviewed in round one? it was pointless and the rest of the interviews were a mess. The problems they make you work on are their own problems and they expect you to find a solution in 30mn which is insane. On the other hand they made me prepare a presentation over the weekend about : Lyft gets into the parking management space and they basically wanted the mocks, the market size, the go to market strategy, the pilots. Basically, work for free. I felt used. I have the impression they use the interviews to get free labor. Most people I interviewed came across as rude and arrogant and had no life but work. I would not work there.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
The first round was a GMAT question: how do we launch Lyft in a new city What is your favorite app and how would you improve it.
Acudí a una entrevista en Lyft (San Francisco, CA)
Entrevista
the interview process was multiple steps: recruiter screen, hiring manager, round 1 product sense / execution, then round 2 leadership. there are a lot of prep materials provided which made the process much better and smoother
Recruiter screen, then 45 min product sense, 45 min execution - repeat these rounds 2 times, then hiring manager screen, then offer. All remote interviews. Recruiter stays in touch throughout. Overall smooth process.
Me postulé a través de un reclutador. El proceso tomó 3 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Lyft (Montreal, QC) en sept 2025
Entrevista
Rounds: 1) Recruiter 2) Hiring manager 3) Product Sense 4) Product execution 5) Cross-functional partnership 6) Leadership
Recruiter was extremely personable and was good at marketing the company and its values. Same with the hiring manager. For the PMs or TPMs interviewing you, it's a bit of a gamble as to whether they'll be there to scrutinize you or to have a back-and-forth. They do read off a script to ensure they cover their bases, but some interviewers will facilitate and have better conversations while others are really examining you and not helping you. It's a bit unfortunate as we'd expect PMs to challenge each other and confirm/deny assumptions.
The process took 3 weeks. The recruiter provides documentation on how the interviews are conducted, with tips and documentation. They request the behavioural and technical interviews to be ideally condensed within a single meeting of 3 hours, which is exhausting. Intense process resembling FAANG's process considering the size of the company.
Preguntas de entrevista [4]
Pregunta 1
During execution interview: Design a metrics dashboard for Spotify
During product sense interview: You're a PM for bikesharing. The company owns dockless bikes. We notice a high number of improperly parked bikes. Resolve the challenge.
