Will good engineers join Uber and Lyft in the future?

May 3, 2020 14 Comments

I still think yes. People seem to have forgotten the last uber layoff quickly along with Snap and Twitter in the past as well.

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  • Uber
    yxehomhvr

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    yxehomhvr
    No, but not because of layoffs. Both companies will be under even more pressure to get to profitability. The days of paying high salaries to get the best are probably over at both. There are plenty of less prestigious yet successful companies that hire solid engineers for less than top of market.
    May 3, 2020 2
    • PayPal
      logn

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      logn
      eh it’s not like they were not already pressured to get to profitability before the virus??
      May 3, 2020
    • Walmart
      elango

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      Google
      elango
      Uber felt their competition was Google,so they out paid Google to get better engineers often. Where as Uber's competition is the realities of the cab / taxi services markets as they exist today and solving it with profitability and not burning the drivers.
      May 3, 2020
  • Target
    sambaba

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    sambaba
    Don’t you think the demand for Lyft and Uber will increase once the lockdown ends. Public transportation is definitely a non starter.
    May 3, 2020 2
    • GrubHub
      grublifer

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      grublifer
      People will return to using their own cars. Those who routinely take public transit and can’t afford their own cars are not rich enough to use Uber/Lyft anyway.
      May 3, 2020
    • New
      rt2020

      New

      rt2020
      Uber/Lyft too expensive for any commute longer than a couple of miles.
      May 5, 2020
  • Argo AI
    -😷🦠

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    -😷🦠
    Rumor is uber is moving hq to Dallas for full on maintenance mode.
    May 3, 2020 2
  • PayPal
    fTMv64

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    fTMv64
    Doubt they’d ever really consider moving offices to Dallas. They’re better off moving to Bangalore if they want to save that kind of money on talent for maintenance mode (since there’s absolutely none in Dallas)
    May 3, 2020 0
  • Lyft
    oranje

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    oranje
    Lyft has had a bit of a brain drain last month (before layoffs). Seems like everyone is making plans just in case there are more layoffs. I bet the smartest people will start to realize they can do better elsewhere and we will lose the best people.

    Guessing the company has stopped growing and will get leaner and leaner. Its unclear whether it will be lean like a technical startup with elite engineers (doubtful) or a TCS/Infosys with bureaucrats and maintenance engineers (more likely IMO).
    May 4, 2020 0