Lambda Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Lambda.
Lambda
Software Engineer
Mid Difficult Positive experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite Panel Presentation
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
Lambda asks technical questions to check your understanding of the domain. For the backend SW role, I had a fair but thorough test in Linux and OOP. No Leetcode. It started with a recruiter screener, then a hiring manager interview where we reviewed my resume and they asked some off-the-cuff technical questions. Next was a Linux technical interview where I SSH'd into an EC2 instance and answered random questions the interviewer thought of - it was thorough and difficult. After that, there was a behavioral and OOP design interview where I had to solve an OOP problem in Python or Golang, showing 100% competency. I was declined because I was nervous and mixed up Python and Go syntax. It's a relatively easy problem, so you need to nail it. Finally, a behavioral interview where the recruiter gives you scenarios beforehand to discuss.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- How would you describe the process of mounting a file system?
- Can you explain how to mount a file system?
Lambda
Support Engineer
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
It was 5 rounds of interviews, with me talking to the recruiter, potential teammates, the hiring manager, and a senior manager. The recruiter set up phone calls before most interviews to let me know what to prepare for. They asked some technical questions, but it was mostly about the specific technologies used in the role.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe a CLI command to check the status of an infiniband network interface?
Lambda
Supply Planner
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
I applied online through LinkedIn, and the recruiter got in touch about 2 weeks after I submitted my application. I didn't get past the phone screen, but the whole process was pretty quick and straightforward. The recruiter asked basic questions from my resume, checked my understanding of the company, and shared some details about their product and mission.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Can you tell me about yourself and why you're interested in Lambda?
- Could you elaborate on your resume details?
- What do you know about our company's background?
Lambda
Customer Operations Manager
Manager Easy Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Group Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The hiring process began with a recruiter screen, followed by interviews with the hiring manager and then the team. Despite positive feedback throughout the three rounds, I was unexpectedly asked for references before an offer was extended. I provided them, but after a week of no communication, I followed up only to be informed that an offer would not be made. It felt unfair, especially since my references spoke highly of me, and I had to chase them for a decision. I wouldn't recommend their hiring process.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you share some general information about your background and experience?
- What is your understanding of this role and your thoughts on it?
Lambda Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Lambda interview reports.
“Can you describe a CLI command to check the status of an infiniband network interface?”
Read reports →“Can you explain how to mount a file system?”
Read reports →“Could you explain the advantage of using RDMA?”
Read reports →“Can you explain how to debug an EC2 instance?”
Read reports →“Design on a whiteboard the architecture for a cloud compute provisioning service.”
Read report →“How would you use Linux grep, sed, and awk?”
Read report →“Write a class that solves a conceptual problem (not a typical algorithm or data structure quiz).”
Read report →“Can you explain the SIV process?”
Read report →“Tell me about fleet management.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 11 Lambda interview reports.