Jobs at Lyft

Lead end-to-end product design for Lyft Mapping, including driver navigation, real-time feedback, voice AI, map styling, 3D views, and internal mapping tools. Partner with product, engineering, research, marketing, data science, and content teams to solve complex problems, build reusable design systems, maintain high quality standards, and guide experiences through implementation and launch.

Processes US and international payrolls, audits compensation, benefits, leave, equity vesting, and tax data, and maintains payroll records and SOX compliance. Coordinates leave payments, relocation data, tax reporting, and employee payroll support. Partners with HR, Benefits, IT, Finance, and Accounting to improve payroll processes, document policies, reconcile records, and prepare reports. The role requires strong organization, communication, payroll expertise, and experience with multi-jurisdictional processing.

The Senior Software Engineer at Lyft will architect solutions, write maintainable code, lead projects, and collaborate across teams to resolve technical challenges, focusing on enhancing the rideshare experience.

Leads end-to-end technical program management for Lyft’s Global B2B platform across regions, business lines, and functions. Owns integrated planning, dependency management, sequencing forums, prioritization, execution tracking, annual planning, acquisition onboarding, and executive communication. Coordinates platform, billing, sales, partner integration, marketing, and AI initiatives while aligning stakeholders without direct authority.

Develop pricing and rider-engagement algorithms, including incentive, budget-management, and real-time optimization systems. Build and deploy statistical, machine-learning, and optimization models in production using Python. Design experiments, establish product metrics, analyze marketplace outcomes, and identify business opportunities. Partner with Product, Engineering, Analytics, business teams, and executives to frame problems, guide roadmaps, and communicate data-driven recommendations.

Provide legal counsel to Lyft product, partnerships, marketing, engineering, and public policy teams. Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements and technology transactions; advise on product launches, customer-facing terms, marketing initiatives, and partnership integrations. Develop pragmatic legal strategies, manage shifting priorities, and collaborate cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

Provide legal guidance to Lyft product, partnership, marketing, engineering, and public policy teams. Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements and technology transactions; advise on product development, launches, marketing initiatives, and partnership integration; and develop legal strategies balancing business objectives and risk in a fast-paced environment.

Leads global customer-care workforce planning, forecasting, scheduling, capacity management, queue performance, workforce budgeting, and outsourced partner relationships. Owns staffing metrics, BPO contracts and billing, business continuity, site strategy, and investment cases. Partners with Finance, Product, Technology, and Support Operations to anticipate demand, improve productivity, manage costs, and prepare for launches and AI-driven changes. Builds and leads internal workforce teams while improving WFM tools, automation, reporting, and operational resilience.

Manage Lyft’s global patent portfolio, including invention harvesting, prosecution strategy, filings, continuations, abandonments, and portfolio reporting. Advise engineering and product teams on open source licensing, technical disclosures, confidentiality, and broader IP matters. Support IP diligence for partnerships, M&A, and vendors; train teams; and build scalable IP processes. The role requires patent prosecution expertise, Patent Bar and state bar membership, a technical degree, AI fluency, and strong communication skills.

Provides employment-law counseling and litigation support to Lyft’s Employee Relations and People teams globally. Advises on HR practices, performance management, terminations, leave, investigations, accommodations, and compliance with federal, state, and international laws. Develops litigation and resolution strategies, monitors legal developments, supports investigations, delivers manager and employee training, and collaborates with cross-functional stakeholders. The role is hybrid in Seattle and includes occasional travel for internal client support, legal proceedings, negotiations, and cross-office collaboration.

Manage Lyft’s global patent portfolio, including invention harvesting, prosecution strategy, filings, continuations, and abandonments. Advise engineering and product teams on open source licensing, technical disclosures, confidentiality, and IP protection. Support IP diligence for partnerships, M&A, and vendors; provide worldwide portfolio guidance; and develop scalable IP policies, tools, and training. The role requires close collaboration with engineers, researchers, and legal stakeholders in a fast-moving technology environment.

Lead Lyft Business engineering team execution, roadmap planning, technical direction, architecture reviews, reliability practices, and engineer development. Partner with product, design, science, analytics, and marketing teams to deliver consumer and B2B2C products. Manage team health, hiring, resourcing, performance, cross-team collaboration, and end-to-end project delivery while maintaining technical and operational excellence.

Design and analyze experiments, develop statistical and machine learning models, identify patterns in large datasets, build data pipelines, establish product health metrics, and translate insights into decisions. The role partners closely with product, engineering, operations, and other data science teams to improve Lyft payment experiences, payout features, earnings transparency, and platform integrity.

Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of creative initiatives, including workback schedules, design requests, deliverable tracking, status reporting, resourcing, scope monitoring, and risk identification. Coordinate across Creative, Account, Production, and client teams to maintain timelines, accountability, and project health through print production and installation.

Build and improve scalable features for Lyft’s luxury ride offerings, including Black and Black SUV. Collaborate with engineering, product, data science, analytics, and operations teams to deliver high-quality marketplace and driver-experience improvements. Own projects from design through launch, document technical and business tradeoffs, influence design decisions, delegate work, mentor engineers, and improve team processes and guidance.

Own Lyft’s autonomous vehicle Safety Management System across policy, risk management, assurance, and promotion. Responsibilities include authoring safety policies, conducting risk assessments, tracking corrective actions, analyzing safety indicators, coordinating audits, running the Safety Review Board, engaging AV partners, and delivering safety readiness programs for launches and integrations.

Build and maintain end-to-end web application features using React, TypeScript, Next.js, Python, and Flask. Responsibilities include frontend architecture, technical roadmap input, testing, documentation, deployment, stakeholder communication, code reviews, mentoring, and collaboration. The role uses AWS services, Kubernetes, and SQL or NoSQL databases while working in a hybrid San Francisco office environment.

Own Lyft’s autonomous vehicle safety management programs across policy, risk management, assurance, and promotion. Responsibilities include authoring safety policies, managing risk registers and corrective actions, tracking safety indicators, supporting incident investigations and audits, operating the Safety Review Board, coordinating partner engagement, and driving safety readiness for launches and integrations across engineering, operations, legal, and EHS teams.

Lead architecture and technical strategy for Lyft’s luxury ride-sharing systems across backend, frontend, iOS, and Android. Own technical roadmaps, cross-team dependencies, system reliability, observability, performance, and deployment practices for highly available distributed systems. Influence product and operations decisions, mentor engineers, conduct interviews, and drive engineering excellence across the organization.

Lead experiential marketing programs from kickoff through wrap, translating creative direction into production plans, schedules, budgets, vendor coordination, logistics, and onsite execution. Manage client and internal partnerships, production documentation, purchase orders, invoices, risks, and operational decisions. Oversee venues, fabricators, and technical vendors while ensuring quality and timeline adherence. The role requires event production expertise, strong organization, independent decision-making, and travel for onsite execution.