I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Lyris in May 2008
Interview
I had two phone interviews: an engineering manager, a software architect.
I was asked on OOP concept in general, some projects I worked on, and some algorithm questions.
For the onsite interview, interviewers focused on unit tests, design patterns, agile, and OOP.
The interview process was pretty smooth and people were courteous.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you sort 1 billing random numbers? What algo would you pick and what would be its big O time?
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Lyris (Emeryville, CA) in Jan 2014
Interview
Panel interview with 7 people at once. With so many people in interview, and only 2 hours, most people hardly had a chance to ask more than 1 or 2 questions.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Lyris (Emeryville, CA) in Jan 2011
Interview
Simple interview for a simple job. Actually wrote code in IntelliJ. I liked that aspect of it. At least they didn't make you attempt to remember all the Java libraries you use.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Lyris in Aug 2010
Interview
The interview itself was OK. It was not very hard. The interviewers were nice. However the company seems really weird. They just laid off forty some people yet they are still hiring. And the hiring managers seem to be incapable of deciding what they are looking for.
Also beware of certain recruiter working for the company. He is not even trying to pretend that he represents the interest of the candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
can you arrive the company at 8 am sharp and leave no early than 5 pm? We do count the hours.