Good - Software Engineer Lyft Employee Review

5.0
15 Jan 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Structured but not slow. Good tech and opportunities all things considered.

Cons

Best bet to get comp increase is to change companies. You don't get raises here even with promo so you gotta leave in ~2 years. They give new people FAT packages and don't do anything to retain current employees

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5.0
7 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good opportunities for career growth

Cons

Understaffed: not enough people to deliver on roadmap

4.0
29 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Academic environment that has a lot of interesting science problems from mapping, optimization, plus all the usual user metrics. Rewarding and complex problems that often have a lo t of tradeoff.

Cons

For how good the ICs are, leadership is equally bad. Just riddled with poor decisions top/down. Also given the current state, Uber is just too strong of a competitor and you feel that pressure every day.

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