Engineering Manager, Lyft Urban Solutions

Location: New York, NY

Department: Core Systems & Platforms

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.

Lyft Urban Solutions powers the bike-sharing and scooter-sharing systems that move millions of people in over 60 cities worldwide. We built North America's first automated bike-share system and continue to lead the micromobility revolution. Our systems operate globally - from Citi Bike in New York to BIXI in Montreal, Divvy in Chicago, Capital Bikeshare in DC, and iconic systems in Austin, Barcelona, Bogota, Boston, Buenos Aires, Columbus, Detroit, Dubai, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Monaco, Pittsburgh, Portland, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Toronto, and beyond.

We're not just technology providers - we operate these systems, building the software, hardware, and operations that make urban micromobility work at scale.

Ready to shape how millions of people move through their cities every day?

We're seeking an engineering manager to lead the Rider team within Lyft Urban Solutions. Your team will deliver exceptional digital experiences through our bike-share and scooter-share mobile apps and web platforms, building innovative membership programs and rider features that serve millions of micromobility users worldwide. This is a unique opportunity to directly influence how people experience Citi Bike, BIXI, Divvy, and our other systems around the world. We're looking to move quickly on this hire as the team has ambitious goals for 2026.

Our engineers are smart, adaptable problem-solvers who move fast and ship code to production continuously. They look to their managers for organizational transparency, career development, mentorship, and honest feedback, while relying on leadership to boost productivity by removing obstacles and keeping processes lean.

We're looking for a manager who loves staying close to the technology and has experience leading technical teams. You'll manage a team of about 12 engineers from early career to Staff and across backend, mobile and web.

Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership & Development
  • Lead talented engineers who love shipping code and solving complex engineering challenges
  • Mentor team members' professional and technical growth, helping develop their careers through projects tailored to their skills, personalities, and goals
  • Build collaborative, inclusive teams where everyone feels valued and respected and has space to go deep in their domain
  • Embrace experimentation with new tools and technologies, helping team members adapt as the engineering landscape evolves
  • Provide continuous feedback, address performance issues, and recognize individual contributions
• Technical & Strategic Impact
  • Stay technically engaged: review and approve technical specifications, challenge engineering estimates when needed, and contribute to solving complex engineering problems
  • Create plans for resolving technical and resourcing challenges within your organization
  • Balance building sustainable, high-impact projects with maintaining healthy team velocity and workload
  • Foster a culture of excellence and continuous improvement in code quality, architecture, processes and operations
  • Own your team's deliverables, ensuring we ship and operate scalable, high quality products that delight our customers
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with recruiting to hire high-potential candidates from diverse backgrounds
  • Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and data scientists to maintain prioritized backlogs
  • Help your team build strong relationships across functions and partner organizations

Experience:

• Leadership Experience
  • 2+ years managing software engineering teams
  • Proven track record of active mentorship and career guidance
  • Experience guiding teams through major technological and organizational transformations (preferred)
• Technical Foundation
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Strong hands-on technical background in mobile or server engineering - you stay close enough to the code to guide technical decisions, not just manage from a distance
  • Experience architecting, building, and scaling distributed systems
  • Experience launching consumer-facing products and iterating through data-driven experimentation
• Communication Skills
  • Communicate effectively across technical and business contexts, adapting your style to different audiences and individual team members' working preferences

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 New York City 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.