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← Lyft

Mid Full-stack at Lyft

Full-stackMidRejected◆ Commonly asked· 2024

Mid fullstack interview. Fundamentals mattered as much as getting to an answer.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Word search in a grid.
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #backtracking#grid
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Find minimum in rotated sorted array.
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #binary-search
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Largest rectangle in histogram.
    MidHard◆ Commonly asked
    #stack#monotonic-stack
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build a data table with sorting, filtering and pagination.
    MidHard◆ Commonly asked
    #react#table
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Build a "Wordle" clone with keyboard input.
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #react#state
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
03

Round 03 · 1 question

Low-Level Design

Object-oriented / low-level design of a focused module.

  • Design a data-fetching cache with invalidation.
    MidHard◆ Commonly asked
    #cache#oop
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • How do you code-split and lazy-load a route?
    MidMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #bundling#perf
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • How do you run a zero-downtime database migration?
    MidHard◆ Commonly asked
    #databases
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Explain how CSS-in-JS differs from utility CSS.
    MidEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #css
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

Values, collaboration, and past-experience (STAR) questions.

  • Describe a time you had to deliver bad news.
    Mid◆ Commonly asked
    #communication#star
  • A time you made a mistake in production — what happened next?
    Mid◆ Commonly asked
    #ownership#star

◆ This experience is composed from commonly reported questions for this role and level. Real, individually-shared interviews will be layered in over time.