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Surprised by the Low L4 Base Pay, Then a Four-Round Onsite

LyftData Scientist · Onsite · Oct 2025

The HR video interview covered salary expectations (the L4 base salary was really low — I was shocked). After passing that round, I had a tech phone screen (pretty similar to what people share online — probability calculations, an open-ended supply-and-demand question). After that round they went straight to scheduling a 4-round onsite. HR was really nice and gave me a rough idea of what each rou…

Shared by a candidate · reported Oct 2025. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.