Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 3 meses. Acudí a una entrevista en Lyft (San Francisco, CA)
Entrevista
- Got the offer but declined.
- Interview process was horribly slow without exaggeration. Took a solid 3 months from start (recruiter contacting me for first time) to finish (final offer letter after negotiation). This is despite me moving super quickly. This is despite having an offer in hand from two other big (F/A/N/G) companies. This is despite having "aced" the Lyft interviews as per the feedback from the hiring manager and recruiter.
- The interview structure/format was standard. 7 on-sites in total, 45 mins each. A couple were system-design with white-boarding, rest were behavioral.
- The other engineering managers interviewing me seemed very green/junior. Most looked bored/serious/disinterested. One of them constantly and openly yawned through the entire interview. None of them pitched the company.
- The recruiter ended up completely ghosting me and I had to go through her manager to restart the process and was given a different recruiter who also went on radio silence often and had to be nudged frequently.
- In the end, I didn't take the offer, given the poor impression I got of the recruitment process and uncertainty of their RSUs.
Me postulé a través de un reclutador. El proceso tomó 2 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Lyft (Toronto, ON) en abr 2024
Entrevista
My interview experience with Lyft was nothing short of a nightmare. The interviewer showed up a whopping 10 minutes late without a hint of remorse or apology. As if that wasn't enough, she spent the next few minutes fumbling with her camera and adjusting herself, showing a complete lack of preparedness and professionalism.
Once the interview finally started, it became painfully clear that the interviewer had no interest in being there. She sat back in her chair with an air of arrogance, as if she was doing me a favor by gracing me with her presence. Throughout the entire round, she couldn't even muster a single apology for her continuous yawnings, which made it nearly impossible for me to focus.
Her lack of attention was palpable, as she asked the same mundane questions over and over again. It was abundantly clear that she couldn't care less about what I had to say.
This experience left me utterly disheartened and disgusted. I had hoped to find a supportive and collaborative environment at Lyft, but instead, I was met with disrespect and disdain.
Encountering such a toxic individual has made me seriously question whether I would even want to be associated with a company that tolerates such behavior. Experiencing this kind of treatment by Lyft for prospective employees, I made up my mind to drop.
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 3 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Lyft (New York, NY) en abr 2024
Entrevista
They took all rounds (including a post interview director round), all rounds went well, and then, after ghosting me for a week, recruiter finally replied to my email saying that the job requirements have changed and they need to restart the process.
Pathetic experience, they don;t know what they are doing. I will never interview with lyft again, they have no value for other's time.
Me postulé en línea. Acudí a una entrevista en Lyft (San Francisco, CA) en sept 2020
Entrevista
Applied online. Received email from recruiter. Phone screen with recruiter, went well. Phone screen with hiring manager, went well. Onsite scheduled with multiple people. However, I canceled because my situation changed and could no longer relocate for the position. Everyone was awesome, from the recruiter, to the recruiting coordinator, to the hiring manager I spoke to. They all were friendly, seemed intelligent, and like they would be pleasant to work with. The role also sounded super interesting. Personal circumstances made me withdraw, unfortunately. Super bummed.