Interview Stages

Round 1: Technical Phone Screen

• Process: 45-minute coding interview via Zoom.
• Problem: Implement a rate limiter for API requests.
• Focus: Algorithm efficiency and edge case handling.

Round 2: Virtual Onsite (4 rounds)

1. Coding Round

   • Problem: Design an in-memory cache with LRU eviction policy.
   • Focus: Data structure choices and concurrency considerations.

2. System Design Round

   • Problem: Scale Lyft's ride-matching service to handle peak hours.
   • Focus: Microservices architecture and database sharding.

3. Behavioral Round

   • Questions: Conflict resolution examples and handling technical debt.
   • Focus: Team collaboration and decision-making process.

4. Coding Round

   • Problem: Optimize route calculation between two points.
   • Focus: Graph algorithms and space-time tradeoffs.