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- Lyft product teams using Go Do any product teams at Lyft use go? The few teams I talked to all use Python. I heard some teams in level 5 use Rust (drooling).
- vote do you use lyft or uber? why?
- vote How often do you tip when using Lyft? ^
- Do data scientists in Lyft use SAS or just python? I got an interview for DS at Lyft.. I currently use SAS and am very comfortable with it. I know only very basic python.. should I even bother taking the interview? I am shifting to python so will be very comfortable with it in 6 months.. So currently, is it worth doing the dance to get rejected a
- Amazon/Lyft US hiring international candidates for SDE2 position? Is there any team in Amazon/Lyft, US hiring International candidates for SDE2 position? If Yes, PM me please. Currently working as SDE2 in Microsoft, India with 4+ years of experience.
- Uber vs lyft number of total rides in US What would be the ratio of total volume of rides of the two in the US? My guess is something like 2:1 or 3:1, but i don't have any hard numbers just guesses. What d you estimate?
- Using commuter benefits card on Uber / Lyft while WFH Can we use Uber/ Lyft commuter benefit while WFH or how are people using it? #wfh #benefits
- Hey Lyft, can you 🙏 tell us the severance package you got? Did Lyft give you a good severance package?
- How do you justify using things like uber/lyft, ubereats/caviar/doordash? Why not just take the bus or go pick it up yourself/cook your own food?
- vote How much % fare increase would Uber/Lyft have to have for you to stop using them? With road to profitability uncertain
- link I wonder how much Lyft paid for these acquisitions 😜Seems like good use of investment they got a while ago! https://www.cnet.com/news/lyft-acquires-yesgraph-and-datascore-to-bring-in-drivers/
- vote Can I put "Software Engineer, ex-Uber" on LinkedIn if I used to drive for Uber before getting into tech? Used to drive for Uber before I self-learned web development and got into the field. I realize it may be misleading to put "ex-Uber", but it's technically true. I used to drive for uber (and lyft fwiw). Thoughts?
- I just signed up for Lyft Because I don't want to use Uber. The lyft app is quite nice, why do people hate on lyft?
- How long do top companies allow working outside the US? At Lyft, it surprised me that they only allow 4 weeks per year working outside the US. What is it at other companies? Do most care?
- vote Uber vs Lyft Just checking which one would you pick given TC is same. Give reasoning in the comments Disclaimer: I have never used Lyft as a rideshare and I think they are very slow in global expansion. I am loyal Uber user and think as an engineering excellence in Uber is definitely better. But Lyft seems to
- To lyft people Im using lyft as much as i can. Today i wanted to take a lyft from Milwaukee airport to downtown chicago. Lyft wouldnt work, because mention that was higher that max price. I then download uber and used it and worked perfectly. The driver by the way uses both lyft and uber. Any reason why this only
- vote I have 6 concurrent offers (Montréal, Canada) Location: Montréal, Canada. All numbers are in CAD. I'm posting this in hope that my Canadian friends can leverage this info to finally get us to move closer to USA salaries, rather than being seen as cheap labor. Companies: Amazon, Meta, Coinbase, Lyft, Microsoft, Virtu Financial. This is only t
- Does Uber know if the driver also has Lyft app on their phone? Does Uber know if riders have Lyft on their phone?# uber If so, does Uber use such data? What about Lyft? Does Lyft also collect such data?
- 2022 L5 (Senior) offers Let’s share our recent L5 offers. I’ll start: old TC at Lyft 450k, new TC 580k (Stripe). Friend: old TC at Lyft 510k, new TC at Netflix 600k. Edit: - YOE: 5 - Competing: Netflix (Netflix is too weird, used to negotiate) - Prep: mocks, didn’t apply to leetcode-centric companies and did well on sy
- Why do all lyft drivers have a 5 star rating? I use Lyft pass to commute to the office. So far, I have been driven by more than 20 lyft drivers. All of them have a 5 star rating. How’s it possible? They don’t even share the number of people who have rated the driver. What a load of crap. Tc 280k
- Rachel Kroll on Lyft https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2020/02/29/poof/ Apparently, she used to be a principal at Lyft before she quit because of how bad things were at Lyft. This is what she has to say about the company:
- vote How many years before 90% of people in SF don't own cars? (I don't own a car - only use Uber/lyft/zipcar)
- Lyft/Uber Hi anyone from Lyft/Uber, Today I took a Lyft ride in st Louise and the person driving the car have some patent idea and he wanted to reach out to some one from Uber/Lyft to see if that’s something that can be sold or used by Uber or Lyft . I don’t know anyone personally working in those companies
- link Lyft hiring freeze or not? Using this site as my reference: https://candor.co/hiring-freezes/ Just wondering if anybody in lyft has any perspective right now. I just got a phone screen scheduled so wondering how accurate it is, since it's saying lyft has frozen. #lyft #hiringfreeze #interview
- vote Lyft/Doordash L5 which one to go Current TC 210K at Amazon. YOE 5 Target TC from both companies: 400K~TC Downside of Lyft is that it uses 1yr grant. But I heard DD has worse WLB.. What’s your thought? #Doordash #lyft
- vote Stay as Google TVC? Currently I’m a G vendor from a staffing agency. Everything is good, wlb, tc. The projects are Ok, a little basic , repetitive, but at Google level. Recently , a Lyft recruiter reached out to me for a position in a new team in Mexico. The compensation will increase, but I’m not sure which option
- Lyft results show Covid-19 corporate strategy Inspite of posting 23% profit. Lyft laid of employees. Are the companies using Covid-19 as an excuse to churn employees? https://investor.lyft.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lyft-announces-first-quarter-results Thoughts?.
- vote Money Making Strategy Here Hi Blind, hear me out. So now that Uber is down and Lyft is up, we all buy long Uber calls and Short lyft. All of us delete our Lyft apps and only ride Uber, we raise Ubers revenue for their next earnings and profit, and then switch strategies to profiting Lyft afterwards. Who's with me?!?!?!
- Do Liberals realize Thiel's Founders Fund is a major investor in Lyft and not Uber? Are you kidding me with this "delete Uber I'm going to use Lyft" nonsense....
- Lyft Layoffs: who was affected? If you are from Lyft, can you give us the inside scoop? What teams were affected?
- Uber Master Plan What if: - Uber schedules their IPO a few weeks before the Lyft lockup period ends - Uber IPO’s and attracts lots of attention - Lyft stock continues to tank - Uber then uses new surplus of cash to buy tons of Lyft stock on the cheap - Uber completes hostile takeover of Lyft - Uber shuts down Lyft a
- Why so much hate for Uber (and Lyft) Ok so Uber laid off 8% of the workforce. Apparently they haven't PIPed many people in recent years so this was supposed to be long overdue. But the larger point I want to make and ask all you angry negative folks is - why tf are you against ride hailing? I personally want both Uber and Lyft to succ
- link Alright, which company is charging people for snacks now? https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2020/09/20/snack/ Could this be @Lyft because Rachel used to work there?
- Looking for Referral, LC: 300+, YOE: 2~ Hello all, I am looking to switch jobs, preferably SDE II and beyond roles. YOE: 2 LC: 300+ (100 easy, 200 med, 20~ hards) Current Role: L5 SDE TC: 180~ Edit: I’m in US West coast, but NYC is preferred #Google #facebook #meta #apple #roblox #airbnb #lyft #databricks #linkedin
- Infra work but not c++? Companies that doesn't use c++,c for core distributed systems/infra. Google and Facebook uses c++. Amazon is Java. What about LinkedIn, Netflix, uber, Lyft, Airbnb, others?
- link HSBC helps Uber and Lyft? Can HSBC manipulate the market using buy ratings and save the stock prices of Uber and Lyft? https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/16/hsbc-upgrades-uber-lyft-to-buy-over-30percent-upside-to-ridesharing-stocks.html
- Looking for referrals for Lyft, Twilio, and Uber Hello blinders, I’m looking for referrals for uber, lyft, and twilio. I have been studying using lc premium, and grokking coding+system design. Lc count at around 120 with mostly easies and mediums. My repher.me: https://repher.me/r/-Mlq-h7d86xyyY3PPgTW YOE:2.5 TC:120 #twilio #uber #lyft
- What company pays the most for engineering managers? It used to be Facebook but lately I've been hearing uber and lyft are out paying them. If all im chasing is TC what company is the best?? TC 240k L5 sdm currently
- link Lyft IPO? Just read you guys might be looking for a firm for the process? http://www.reuters.com/article/us-lyft-ipo-investment/lyft-ipo-puts-investors-in-self-driving-cars-as-well-as-ride-services-idUSKCN1C41IY
- Happy lyft rider find lower price I was using uber for several years and tried Lyft for the first time on my trip to Seattle recently after I saw high fares from Uber and the experience was great. Fares came lower every time I did comparison. Last night I took ride from SFO airport to south bay and Uber quoted me 56 dollars while ly
- vote Uber/Lyft are crushing RSU values and IPO prospects. For those of you/us working for unlisted comapnies. How badly have your RSUs been impacted since pre uber/lyft ipo?
- System design interview prep material I have 2 yoe. I will interview at Lyft, Google and others in a couple of months and Lyft at least will have a system design component to their interviews. What resources should I use to prepare?
- Question to Lyft Why is Lyft carpool fee almost double of Uber? For example, a 15 min ride cost more than 10 dollars for Lyft and cost only 5-6 dollars for Uber. It used to be much cheaper. What’s the deal now?
- Looking for Referrals - 200+ LC and 20+ practice interviews done Hi all, looking for referrals for the following companies mainly: Google, FB/Meta, Stripe, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Apple, Dropbox, Lyft, Amazon Other companies welcome as well. US based. TC: 140k YOE: 1.5 Leetcode: 220 Thanks #referrals #referral #google #meta #facebook #stripe #linkedin #microso
- Coinbase, AirBnb, Lyft Referrals Hoping to leave Apple for full-time roles and seeking referrals to Coinbase, AirBnb, and Lyft TC: 125k (annualized) LC: 235 YOE: 0 (intern) Location: Anywhere in US (US citizen)
- Is Uber or lyft available in Seattle or New York etc amid covid19? Are people able to use Uber or lyft to travel in usa especially in places effected with covid19? #covid-19 #coronavirus
- moving to lyft or staying at amazon? I received an offer from lyft as an SWE T5. I don’t think I can get much better TC for that level. I’m slightly concerned about the current status and the risks that lyft is facing at the moment. I’m not a big fan of the new comp structure that limits potential growth. Having said all that, the tea
- vote Can't decide who to sign. Help. Senior swe @lyft and @doordash. I've narrowed down 10 offers to 2. I'm an Android developer with 9yoe current TC is 225k Lyft T5 (remote): Base: 210/yr. Equity: 250/yr. Sign on: 80k rsu first year. First year TC: 540k Regular TC: 460k + refreshers Doordash E5 (remote): Base: 220k/yr. Equity: 200/yr. Sign on: 22k cash first ye
- Prolific leetcoder seeking referrals I’ve attached a pic, I’ve done every problem on Leetcode. Also fairly comfortable with system design. I’m seeking referrals at Apple, Uber, Lyft, Pinterest, Dropbox, and Microsoft. I can share my resume and would be happy to jump on a call. Thanks for your time :). https://repher.me/r/-LkaqWohkBV4
- vote Salary expectation for T5 at Lyft in Montreal, Canada, 15 YOE Wondering what you blindees think is a reasonable TC expectation for a T5 Senior SWE (Infra) at Lyft. Levels.fyi has a ton of data from US, but I'm wondering what I can expect for Montreal. Yoe : 15 TC : ~200k CAD Poll values are in CAD