I applied online. I interviewed at Lemon.io in June 2026
Interview
First, a call with a recruiter, basic, down-to-earth questions, no "where do you see yourself in 5 years" nonsense, they tell you what the next steps are and you also get to ask a couple of questions regarding the company, so it's a 2-way exchange.
Following that, a technical interview, designed around 2 phases: the first one, probing the extent of your theoretical knowledge of concepts, tools and components required in your field (no, you don't need to know Python's C implementation details for that), followed by a second phase, where some live coding has you propose practical solutions, find issues with current code and write your own solutions. The tasks here are very down-to-earth and I found them to be real-world scenarios. All in all, I thought the technical challenge was designed around you being enabled to easily show both what you know and how you think.
At the end, I got a very comprehensive review of how I did, including strengths, but, most importantly, points to improve on and recommendations for doing just that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Multiple open-ended questions;
- Spot some issues and motivate your choices;
- Live coding session;
I applied online. I interviewed at Lemon.io in Apr 2026
Interview
Lemon.io’s interview process includes some theoretical multiple-choice technical questions in the HR stage. I understand they want to check basic knowledge, but this kind of question mostly tests memorization.
In my opinion, knowing exact definitions doesn’t always make someone a better developer. Real work is more about solving problems and applying knowledge in practice.
It could be more useful to include simple, practical, or real-life questions instead.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Lemon.io in Dec 2025
Interview
It has an initial interview with recruiter and at some point you have to answer some technical questions.
After that I had two more technicla interviews for different tehcnologies.
The first one covers System Design, a lot of in-depth questions. The second one also has a lot of questions and a final live coding. But in both interviews it was smooth, like a real conversation. When you didn't know the answer, the interviewer helps you and explain the subject.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Knowledges about Python GIL; Node.js and its Callstack