- kind working team… genuine and authentic - incredibly smart and thoughtful people at all levels, on most teams - interesting opportunity space with tangible problems to solve and high potential for innovation - thoughtful focus on customers/users on most teams, with more and more company investment in how to do this effectively - recent investments in strategically aligning the organization and creating clarity in operations to support initiatives are beginning to help
Executives and senior leaders are terrible at investing in, growing and empowering the leaders under them, rather than holding them accountable and valuing their expertise and insights, they tend to bottleneck, micromanage and ignore the smart and thoughtful people they have hired. This has a three fold effect of eroding confidence in leadership overall, alienating working teams, and causing a culture of distrust, speculation and poor communication. Because everyone is “so nice”, and leadership is taking the tactic of micromanaging, a lot of things that could be worked through are left unsaid, and candor is absent at all levels. If Lyft can rightsize the above, by working with their leaders rather than around them; and investing in more leaders that are held accountable to contribute, drive, communicate and deliver …it will absolutely find itself on the right path.
Got a T4 offer from Lyft. Wondering how long it takes to get to next level in general. Yoe: 5 Tc: 240
Differences? What's T5 scope vs T6? What % of eng is T5+ or T6+? What's the promo look like? #lyft #t5 #t6
I am curious to know the interview process at Lyft for T4s? I am interested in Lyft. Quick learner and fast promo from 1 -> 2 at Amazon. TC: 190k LC: 350 YOE: 1.5 @Lyft
Currently T5 at Lyft. Up for promo in summer. Is it worth taking a lower position at Meta? Square L6 TC ~475k +25k sign on Meta E5 TC ~ 405k + 95k sign on #tech
I'm an SDE with 2.5 yoe in the Bay Area. Joined early 2018 and am looking to get to L5 in Q3/Q4. TC: 124k base and like 25 RSUs this year. I interviewed with both Uber and Lyft over the past couple months and have offers for both. Lyft is about 290k tc (170k base, rest rsus) and Uber is a bit low...Read more
People at Uber, Lyft, Waymo, Cruise, Tesla -- wtf happened to self-driving cars? They were all the rage ~5 years ago and it seems to have just simmered out and no one talks about it now. Looks like another example of 80% of the work taking 20% of the time (and 100% of the promos) and techies got bor...Read more
I’m a SWE @ FB expecting to get promoted to E5 this half but pretty unsatisfied with my team and FB culture overall. Other teams dont seem super exciting either and hence considering a move. I had an offer from Lyft 2 years ago for L4 with comp: 185k base, 500k equity (@39$ pre ipo), 75k joining bo...Read more
Thought I would be a Engineering M2+ by 40 making out like a bandit at 800K/yr. Missed all the Faang upside last 3 yrs, kicking myself for not pursuing my Faang interviews seriously 3 Yrs ago, bought into too much hype of gig economy Lyft/Airbnb and autonomous. At 37, stuck at Lyft (lucky to survive...Read more
Recently got a promo code valid for 2 rides to visit Livingwell Health Center. Using the promo code ended up being the biggest PITA. Lyft charged my CC despite having valid promo codes. In addition, my CC was charged a no show fee when the driver decided to bail out going past my location. When...Read more
Love the team (ML org), would go from Amazon L4 to Lyft T4 and TC would go up nearly 100k (168k -> 270k). Stock jumped up today. Hate my team at Amazon as there is no opportunity to grow. Promo would happen in Q3 at the earliest and even that is up in the air.
Just promoted to SDE II, shit pay increase, boring work, lazy team. Where should I go next? Where did other Amazonians go after promo? I’d like to stay in Seattle. Thinking something not FAANG like Snap, Airbnb, Lyft, etc. Thoughts? TC: 180k YoE: 2
Trying this again...Currently L4 at Amazon. YOE: 2 years I have offers from Lyft and Google and need help choosing. In terms of team, I love the work at both companies. Primary reason for leaving Amazon is no growth opportunity in my team. If I switch internally, it'll push promo another year and ...Read more
Just heard from multiple friends about Lyft firing 13% of employees. Some of them were top performers whose EMs, skip, and multiple VPs fought to retain. One was up for promo and clearly exceeding expectations, and apparently not even the EM or skip were consulted ahead of time or agreed. It seems ...Read more
Hi everybody, I was laid off from Lyft in this recent large round of layoffs :( I would love any referrals for remote-friendly Software Engineer roles. I've got a strong resume and am comfortable in both backend and full-stack roles. Shooting for senior-level roles (Was up for promo before being lai...Read more
I am starting interview prep for the Lyft T4 Software Engineer role. Currently at FB but unhappy because I got passed up for a promotion even though I got Exceeds as an IC3 (been told that my promo next half should be automatic if I maintain productivity). What are some good tips for practicing for...Read more
Folks at waymo or Google, what is the general duration people spend at L5 before getting promoted to L6? I understand the scope at L6 is much broader and the expectation is that you bring projects and lead the execution to completion. But wanted to know how long do people take to make this jump? Wha...Read more
Hello folks, I'm pondering a change and would like your help. I'm currently at lyft and like my team (leadershipnot so much). Got a offer from pinterest which is a product I don't use but see the value of and the culture of company seems good. Also waiting for an instacart offer but team is TBD, i t...Read more
Currently M1. TC is 400-450k. Mostly remote. Good WLB. Manage 8 ppl, mostly junior engineers. I have an offer at an Elon Musk company (think Tesla, X, SpaceX) to become a manager of managers. TC is same at 400-450k. Five days per week in office. Bad WLB. Will manage 4 managers and 25-35 people team...Read more
1.5 yr at Google Canada (non-citizen). Looking to move to Bay Area. Preferring H1B to L1 if I can get one (Higher TC and disappointment from growth/promo at G). Please let me know and send referrals if your company sponsors new H1Bs for L5 (Senior SWE). FAANG or High-TC preferred. TC: CA$230K #re...Read more