The opportunity
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.
What you'll do
Own and drive engineering execution for the team's roadmap, from planning: through delivery, adapting as priorities and business conditions change
Define the team's engineering vision and short: and mid-term plans in partnership with Science and Product, making clear tradeoffs between technology, product and business needs
Facilitate cross-functional decision-making and resolve blockers with partner teams across Marketplace
Build relationships with key stakeholders to align on standards, identify: collaboration opportunities, and keep them informed of risks and dependencies
Understand the team's stack deeply and be accountable for architectural decisions
Partner with tech leads and scientists to productionize models safely, with: strong experimentation, shadowing, rollout and monitoring practices
What they're looking for
- Ensure production readiness by setting success metrics, SLAs and reliability: standards; own on-call health and serve as an escalation point during incidents, including major events
- Manage tech debt and make sure systems stay reliable, efficient and cost-effective as the platform evolves
- Hire, develop and retain a diverse team of engineers, and build an: environment where open, positive collaboration between engineering and science is the norm
- Set clear expectations, give timely feedback, evaluate performance fairly,: and support each engineer's growth and career development
