Engineering Manager, Mapping

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. Our mission depends on having a digital representation of the physical world - a map with all routing related (real-time) information. This is what makes Lyft different from many products: our products don’t just facilitate online interactions, they facilitate dynamic, real-world ones.

Without mapping services, none of these real world interactions between people and transport can happen. The Mapping organization at Lyft has spent the last few years building up Lyft’s mapping assets and capabilities by combining many internal and external data sources and services into an increasingly powerful and mission-critical technology stack. In doing so, we’ve also enabled new user experiences and features across all of Lyft’s products, including rideshare industry leading firsts like Car Play, Android Auto, and real-time driver feedback!

Lyft’s engineering team is growing rapidly, and we are looking for engineering managers to help us scale. Our engineers are smart, flexible, and love solving difficult challenges. They look to their managers for organizational transparency, career development, mentorship, and honest feedback. They move fast and ship code to production continuously, relying on their leadership to increase productivity by removing obstacles and keeping processes lean.

Our engineering managers are people with varying technical backgrounds and interests -- some are involved in the technical details of their team and others provide general technical direction and oversight. As managers, our job is to keep teams efficient and executing on the right goals. We build teams that are inclusive, helpful, and have a strong sense of ownership for the things they build.

Responsibilities

Set the technical vision and strategy for a rapidly evolving product area

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

Lead a team of talented 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

Provide continuous feedback, address performance, and recognize the individual strengths and contributions of your team members

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

Work with your engineers and/or product managers to maintain a prioritized backlog and create short‑term and long‑term goals

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

Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience

10+ years of experience in software engineering

3+ years of experience managing engineering teams

Experience architecting, building, and scaling distributed systems

Experience both launching consumer‑facing products and also leading backend and ML‑focused teams

You have experience leading a team of engineers and guiding them through their career development

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 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 and science partners and help set the product…