Not what it used to be - Software Engineer Lyft Employee Review

2.0
Jul 25, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

There are still some parts of the culture that haven't been stripped by the C-suite yet. Great tech.

Cons

"We need our engineers to be closer to our drivers, so we're going to stop hiring in the only country our drivers live in and farm out the work to Eastern Europe."

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5.0
Apr 15, 2026
Recommend
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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
Jun 29, 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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