Lyft Engineering Manager, Rider at Lyft leads the Core Rider team to develop foundational systems and core rider functionality. The role involves driving team execution, managing cross-functional partnerships, and ensuring technical excellence.
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.
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.
Qualification
Excellent communication skillsAbility to work with a low-ego
Required
BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
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 responsible for top line metrics
Experience managing diverse engineering roles such as server and mobile
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work with a low-ego, highly collaborative, and cross-functional mindset
