Engineering Manager, Rider

Responsibilities:
Drive team execution, proactively resolve bottlenecks and make decisive trade-offs.
Partner with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, Marketing, Science, and Analytics) to define the team’s strategic direction.
Translate high-level business goals into actionable projects. Own a team roadmap from conception to delivery, managing cross-team dependencies and mitigating risks.
Maintain operational excellence through contributing to best practices for observability, reliability, and on-call processes.
Ensure technical excellence through architecture reviews, tech debt management, and engineering guidance.
Maintain team health by creating and refining team processes, fostering a supportive team culture, and managing resourcing.
Develop team member careers by matching them with opportunities, setting clear expectations, and providing timely feedback.
Build relationships across engineering teams to share learnings, align on standards, and identify collaboration opportunities.
Serve as a dependable, high-bar interviewer and active participant in Lyft’s broader community.

Experience:
BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of software engineering industry experience with technical leadership.
3+ years of experience with people management.
Experience launching consumer facing products
Experience working on a growth-focused team/org responsible for top line metrics.
Experience managing a diverse set of engineering roles, such as server and mobile
Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate complex technical trade-offs effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to work with a low-ego, highly collaborative, and cross-functional mindset while actively lifting up the team.