Lyft Staff Site Reliability Engineer Interview Preparation Guide

Lyft's interview process for Staff Site Reliability Engineers follows a structured two-phase approach: an initial technical phone screen and a comprehensive on-site interview day. The process evaluates technical depth in distributed systems and infrastructure engineering, system design and architecture expertise, reliability and operational domain knowledge, hands-on coding proficiency, leadership and mentorship capability, and cultural alignment. For Staff-level positions, interviewers assess your ability to drive reliability initiatives across multiple teams, mentor senior engineers, influence technical direction, and think strategically about infrastructure challenges.