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.
The Growth Products team at Lyft focuses on acquiring and resurrecting riders and drivers efficiently to grow the business and balance the marketplace. We handle critical infrastructure to execute, manage, and optimize growth campaigns for the entire company and move quickly to test and develop new products. The team also manages the marketing tech stack for paid media attribution and campaign optimization, as well as the Lyft website.
We are seeking an Engineering Manager to help the team scale and navigate a number of upcoming challenges, such as preparing our systems to support international markets and improving the usability of our platforms to scale to new use cases.
Responsibilities:- Drive team execution by resolving blockers, mediating decision-making, and navigating ambiguity.
- Maintain operational excellence through implementing best practices for observability, reliability, and on-call processes.
- Partner with cross-functional teams (Product, Marketing, Science, and Analytics) to define the team's strategic direction and roadmap.
- 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.
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 5 years in software development.
- At least 3 years of experience with people management.
- Experience working on a growth-focused team/org (incentives, messaging, ads) a plus.
- Experience managing a diverse set of engineering roles, such as backend, web, mobile, and data.
- 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 to help save for your future
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
- 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
Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards 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.
Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid
The expected base pay range for this position in the New York City area is $176,000 - $220,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.
Skills Required
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- At least 5 years in software development
- At least 3 years of people management experience
- Experience managing diverse engineering roles (backend, web, mobile, data)
- Experience working on a growth-focused team/org (incentives, messaging, ads)
Lyft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Lyft and has not been reviewed or approved by Lyft.
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Healthcare Strength — Corporate materials describe comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with added access to One Medical and mental-health support, indicating a solid core health offering. This breadth positions health benefits as a relative strength for full-time employees.
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Parental & Family Support — Company information highlights paid parental leave for new parents, with flexibility in how time can be taken. This signals strong family support within the corporate package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — U.S. salaried employees have unlimited paid time off alongside company holidays, and hourly roles receive structured PTO and sick time. These policies point to ample time-off availability compared with many roles.
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What We Do
Lyft was founded in 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation, and is available to approximately 95 percent of the United States population as well as select cities in Canada. Lyft is committed to effecting positive change for our cities by offsetting carbon emissions from all rides, and by promoting transportation equity through shared rides, bikeshare systems, electric scooters, and public transit partnerships.
