Good people, questinable management - Software Engineer Lyft Employee Review

3.0
13 Feb 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Knowledgeable people, mostly easy to work with Interesting problems to work on Typically good work/life balance, though that may be changing especially since the layoffs

Cons

I question whether management have a clear and realistic long term vision in mind Things change very rapidly, which, again, seems to indicate poor long-term vision and direction

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5.0
15 Apr 2026
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Pros

There are many opportunities to make impact.

Cons

This scope does come at the cost of intense working hours

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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