Engineering Manager, Golden Path

Posted:
1/12/2026, 12:07:19 PM

Location(s):
California, United States ⋅ San Francisco, California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level

Field(s):
Product

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Pay:
$181/hr or $376,480 total comp

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.

As an Engineering Manager on the Golden Path Team in the Rider org, you will work on one of Lyft’s most critical Rider flows. We build and iterate on rider facing products that not only ensure a seamless experience for our riders, but also aim to build and deepen rider <> Lyft relationships. This is a high velocity, highly data driven, high business impact team that collaborates closely with product, design, data science, marketing and partner teams. As the leader of this team you will shape the core Lyft rider user experience and be a thought partner with your cross-functionals to deliver business-critical initiatives.

 

Responsibilities:

  • 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
  • Provide continuous feedback, address performance, and recognize the individual strengths and contributions of your team members
  • Be a thought partner to your product counterpart to shape UX and features for your team
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, especially your product manager, to create roadmaps and balance resourcing. Maintain a balance between building sustainable, high-impact projects and shipping things quickly
  • 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 riders
  • Help your team build relationships across functions with Support, Marketing or other teams to ensure Lyft’s continuing success
  • Work closely with the Lyft recruiting team to hire high potential candidates from diverse backgrounds
  • Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the team’s code, architecture, and processes
  • Build a team that is collaborative, inclusive, and respectful of each other

Experience:

  • 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 in building, shaping and delivering on roadmaps, while collaborating with cross-functional partners and teams
  • Experience launching consumer facing products 
  • Experience iterating through data-driven experimentation and collaborating closely with data scientists
  • Experience architecting, building, and scaling distributed systems
  • Strong technical foundation in mobile or server engineering

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 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
  • Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

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 San Francisco area is $176,000 - $220,000, 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.

Lyft

Website: https://www.lyft.com/

Headquarter Location: San Francisco, California, United States

Employee Count: 5001-10000

Year Founded: 2012

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Equity

Industries: Apps ⋅ Mobile Apps ⋅ Ride Sharing ⋅ Software ⋅ Transportation