Engineering Manager, Lyft
Map Data
CA$172-215k
Ride sharing company
Open for applications
Ride sharing company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
CA$172-215k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation.
Role
Who you are
- BS/MS or equivalent degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
- 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams, ideally with experience in frontend tooling
- Strong proficiency in both backend (Python, Go, Java, or C++) and frontend (JavaScript, React.js) technologies, and familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
- Previous experience dealing with data pipelines, ETL, and geospatial databases (PostGIS, BigQuery, etc.)
- Proven ability to contribute to technical planning and design discussions
- Extensive experience in leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing engineering teams
- Demonstrated success in building motivated teams with a strong sense of ownership and driving projects to completion
- Experience in building and scaling products to meet evolving company needs
Desirable
- Experience in geo-visualization, GIS tools, mapping infrastructure, or related fields
- Familiarity with front-end mapping libraries (Mapbox, Leaflet, Cesium, etc.)
What the job involves
- The Map Data team is looking for a passionate Engineering Manager to lead our Fleetview product
- You will oversee vision and drive execution of our in-house data collection system, the tools that help us visualize map data, debug issues, and drive our Human-In-The-Loop platform, which powers map updates and machine learning curation
- This role is crucial in ensuring we can help people get where they need to go smoothly and reliably
- Set the technical vision and strategy for Data Collection and the Fleetview program
- Collaborate with engineering leadership and cross-functional partners to understand needs and requirements
- Work with your engineers and stakeholders to maintain a prioritized backlog and create short term and long term goals
- Maintain a balance between building sustainable, high-impact projects and efficient delivery
- Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the team’s code, architecture, and processes
- Coach and guide the professional and technical development of your team members
- Manage partnership with the Lyft recruiting team to 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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