Engineering Manager, Lyft
Lyft Media
$176-242k
Ride sharing company
Open for applications
Ride sharing company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$176-242k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams
- Experience providing active mentorship and career guidance
- Experience launching consumer facing products and iterating through data-driven experimentation
- Strong technical foundation in mobile or server engineering
- Ad-Tech
- Experience in ad-tech is a plus, contributing to the development of innovative advertising solutions
- Contribute to the design and implementation of systems that support ad serving, targeting, and measurement
What the job involves
- As an Engineering Manager on Lyft Media, you will work on one of Lyft’s newest and fastest growing lines of business focused on building the largest mobility advertising network
- As a leader in Lyft Media you'll be working with the latest technologies and data-driven approaches to revolutionize how brands connect with consumers on the move
- The team collaborates closely with product, design, sales, and marketing to deliver business-critical initiatives
- Team Leadership and Development:
- Lead and mentor a team of talented engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment
- Provide regular feedback, conduct performance reviews, and create personalized career development plans for team members
- Build and maintain a team culture that prioritizes inclusivity, respect, and continuous improvement
- Technical Leadership and Execution:
- Provide technical guidance and leadership, ensuring adherence to best practices and high code quality within the team
- Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to the overall technical vision of Lyft Media, ensuring scalable and reliable systems
- Drive a balance between long-term architectural roadmaps and rapid iteration, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality, scalable features
- Own the team's deliverables, ensuring timely and efficient delivery of projects that meet business objectives
- Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Collaborate closely with product managers to define product roadmaps, prioritize features, and ensure alignment with business goals
- Work with engineers and product managers to maintain a prioritized backlog and establish clear short-term and long-term goals
- Utilize data-driven experimentation to iterate on features and optimize monetization
- Foster strong relationships and collaborate effectively with product, design, sales, marketing, and other relevant teams to ensure alignment and successful execution of business objectives
- Continuous Improvement and Hiring:
- Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the team's code, architecture, and processes
- Work closely with the Lyft recruiting team to attract and hire high-potential candidates from diverse backgrounds
Our take
Lyft has aimed for consistent growth, making sure to pitch itself as a more reliable and friendly ride-sharing option than its main competitor, Uber. Uber has a greater market share and operates globally, but Lyft hopes to compete by its focus on ride-sharing over Uber's more diversified business approach and as a more rider-friendly and greener alternative to Uber.
Operating only in the USA and Canada, Lyft is in a position of being less affected by global events than Uber but also more vulnerable to local conditions. As an example, while it doesn't face the regulatory hurdles around employment rights that Uber does, it is unable to balance out the cost of the unusually expensive US auto insurance across its operations.
In 2022, Lyft acquired PBSC Urban Solutions, a bike-share equipment and technology supplier, allowing Lyft to compete in new verticals and reaffirming its commitment to green transportation. It has also trialed and launched Lyft Assisted, where drivers help passengers from their door into the car to get to medical appointments. These developments chime well with Lyft's unique selling point as a friendlier and more environmentally aware ride-sharing app.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 14 rounds)
Jun 2018
$600m
LATE VC
Mar 2018
$200m
LATE VC
Total funding: $4.9bn
Company benefits
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Mental health benefits
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
- 401(k) plan to help save for your future
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
- Family building benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
John Zimmer
(Co-Founder)Originally an Analyst at Lehman Brothers, Zimmer then founded Zimride which was a private ridesharing company that pivoted into Lyft.
Logan Green
(Co-Founder)Founded Zimride, a private ridesharing company which later pivoted into Lyft.
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