Engineering Manager

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.

Fleets is a dynamic area working with 3rd-party partners to match autonomous, livery, and taxi fleets with the Lyft marketplace; managing programs for special vehicles like Express Drive rentals, electric, and premium vehicles; and crafting tooling for on-the-ground fleet operations.

As Engineering Manager in Global Growth, you’ll be responsible for setting the technical direction for the team, making tradeoffs between technical investments and product work, and communicating the strategy transparently to the team and to leadership. You will help shape the product direction by developing a deep understanding of the customer and working closely with cross-functional partners from Product, Design, Science, and Operations. You will lead a group of talented engineers and help the team to deliver business impact while being open to change through constant experimentation. If you enjoy collaborating with technical and nontechnical partners on a product with real-world impact, this is the role for you.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of talented backend and mobile engineers who like to ship code and tackle hard engineering problems

Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of your team members. Help develop their careers, and assign them to projects tailored to their skill levels, personalities, work styles, and professional goals

Build teams that are collaborative, inclusive, and respectful of each other

Set the technical vision and strategy for an evolving product area

Co-own the product strategy with the product partner and ensure timely delivery with high quality of the engineering solutions

Create plans for prioritizing technical and resourcing challenges in your organization

Maintain a balance between building sustainable, high-impact projects and shipping things quickly

Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the team’s code, architecture, and processes

Work closely with the Lyft recruiting team to hire high potential candidates from diverse backgrounds

Own your team’s deliverables and ensure we continue to ship scalable, highly-available products that delight our users

Experience

You have a technical background and are able to contribute to planning and design discussions

You are steadfastly focused on your customers

You have experience building trust to lead a team of engineers and guiding them through their career development

You believe in building both teams and products that scale

You enjoy working in a collaborative environment, and you’re committed to driving projects to completion creatively

You can motivate and instill a strong sense of ownership in your team

You have experience guiding teams through planning, prioritization, and execution of work

You think ahead and build for the future

You are able to thrive in a heavily cross-functional environment and drive projects to completion regardless of the organizational structure

You work well with product partners and help set the product vision for an ambiguous project

Benefits

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 Seattle area is $161,920 - $202,400, 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.