Great people & WLB, bad leadership - Software Engineer Lyft Employee Review

4.0
Mar 1, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- friendly and helpful engineering culture - good WLB except for ~2-3 weeks a year

Cons

- don't get the feeling that management will really advocate for you - doesn't feel like leadership understands the product or cares about eng - removed A LOT of in office perks like snacks/drinks despite pushing RTO

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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