Lucid Interview Questions
& Process

I had an initial interview with the Hiring Manager, who oversees the Hardware Engineering Recruiters. There were about 15 recruiters on that team at the time. After that, I interviewed with one of the Sourcers, and we talked about sourcing and searching for candidates.

It started with an online assessment (OA) that had 4 scored questions. After that, there was a coding interview. The coding interview had 2 warm-up questions, and then I had to finish implementing a game. Unfortunately, I didn't get past this stage. The interviewer was really nice, though.

The interview process was not very enjoyable. The initial recruiter call was nice, but after that, each interview was arranged via email by a different recruiter who wouldn't reply to emails. One recruiter suggested texting with questions, but I never got a response. Two interviewers seemed unqualified; one was unprepared, and another had only been with the company two weeks and wasn't even scheduled for the call. It's hard to interview for a mid-senior role with only two weeks of experience. Near the end, the original recruiter said I didn't get the job because an interviewer felt I didn't have a 'plan of business to address showroom challenges.' This question was never asked, and it doesn't make sense as a candidate wouldn't know the specific challenges. The recruiter promised to follow up after I mentioned this but never did. Overall, it was a bad experience.

I had a really good time interviewing with Lucid. The Senior Talent Acquisition associate contacted me about 2 weeks after I applied online. The interviews included a 45-min phone call with the associate, which had some technical questions, followed by two 30-min interviews in the second round, and then two more 30-min interviews in the final round. They were nice enough to speed things up for me since I was interviewing elsewhere too. I couldn't have had a better experience. Everyone I met was nice and seemed like they would be great coworkers. I was offered the job the same day over the phone after my last interview. They offered competitive pay, good benefits, and great learning programs, but I unfortunately got a better offer and had to take it.