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About the Role

Lyft is seeking an Engineering Manager to join the Rider organization, focusing on building a seamless, best-in-class rideshare experience. This role involves technical leadership, holistic ownership of projects from conception to delivery, and driving engineering excellence to improve the rideshare experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive team execution, proactively resolve bottlenecks and make decisive trade-offs.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, Marketing, Science, and Analytics) to define the team's strategic direction.
• Translate high-level business goals into actionable projects.
• Own a team roadmap from conception to delivery, managing cross-team dependencies and mitigating risks.
• Maintain operational excellence through contributing to best practices for observability, reliability, and on-call processes.
• Ensure technical excellence through architecture reviews, tech debt management, and engineering guidance.
• Maintain team health by creating and refining team processes, fostering a supportive team culture, and managing resourcing.
• Develop team member careers by matching them with opportunities, setting clear expectations, and providing timely feedback.
• Build relationships across engineering teams to share learnings, align on standards, and identify collaboration opportunities.
• Serve as a dependable, high-bar interviewer and active participant in Lyft’s broader community.

Requirements

• BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of software engineering industry experience with technical leadership.
• 3+ years of experience with people management.
• Experience launching consumer facing products.
• Experience working on a growth-focused team/org and having experience launching 0 to 1 products is a plus.
• Experience managing a diverse set of engineering roles, such as server and mobile.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate complex technical trade-offs effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work with a low-ego, highly collaborative, and cross-functional mindset while actively lifting up the team.

Location

• San Francisco area

Work Type

• Hybrid
• In-office (3 days per week)
• Remote (up to 4 weeks per year)

Experience Level

• 5+ years of software engineering industry experience with technical leadership
• 3+ years of experience with people management

Education Level

• BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Salary/Compensations

• $176,000 - $220,000

Benefits

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Discretionary paid time off for salaried team members
• 15 days paid time off for hourly team members
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave (Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible)
• Subsidized commuter benefits
• Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership

About the Company

• At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect.
• We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
• Lyft is growing its team with people who want to build, improve, and incorporate technologies that make the lives of our community more enriched.
• The Rider organization is focused on building a seamless, best-in-class rideshare experience for riders.
• From the foundational functionality of requesting a ride to the tailored interactions with specific verticals like your flight, we sweat the small stuff to help make Lyft the best transportation solution.

Equal Opportunity

• Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law.
• We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.