Is Lyft a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Lyft have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 140 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Lyft employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Lyft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Lyft .

Does Lyft pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Lyft with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 140 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Lyft.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Lyft?

68% of Software Developer employees at Lyft would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 12% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Lyft with a 4.5 rating for work-life-balance, 4.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.5 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lyft?

Driver (2362) , Software Engineer (154) , Rideshare Driver (132) , Community Associate (127) , Senior Software Engineer (49) , Data Scientist (48) , Uber/Lyft Driver (47) , Independent Contractor (38) , Customer Service Representative (31) , Product Manager (31) , Operations Associate (30) , Ride Share Driver (23) , Operations Lead (22) , Recruiter (22) , Operations Manager (18)

What are the pros of working at Lyft according to real employee reviews?

"If you drive during prime time you can really make bank which is great for people in between jobs." ((in 318 reviews)); "It's a great way to make your car holistically useful to the community at large while making good money." ((in 230 reviews)); "Flexible hours and fun you get to chat and listen to music all day esstenially." ((in 220 reviews)); "I think the culture and company is great in the United States" ((in 197 reviews)); "So many great benefit and driver reward programs" ((in 164 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lyft according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low and you have to work your way up which could take a while." ((in 265 reviews)); "No bonuses and less per mile pay" ((in 73 reviews)); "Poor leadership and frequent change of priorities" ((in 69 reviews)); "Lots of Layoffs" ((in 51 reviews)); "Bad managers are not disciplined or held accountable, even when there is extreme turnover" ((in 34 reviews))

Lyft Software Developer reviews

3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(140 total reviews)

David Risher

80% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated Lyft with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 140 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Lyft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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140 reviews

5.0

Feb 4, 2016

The best choice I ever made!

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- amazing, helpful and genuine coworkers (I actually like hanging out with them outside of a work context) - a mission I believe in- getting cars off the road, community - cool projects and collaborators - amazing compensation/benefits- free lunch/dinner/snacks, Lyft credits, awesome office, cute dogs everywhere -pre-IPO

Cons

The company is fairly young as a whole, but it's still easy to identify good role models. You just have to look around a bit.

5.0

Feb 4, 2016

Working At Lyft

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Uses lots of off-the-shelf software, only builds new things as necessary * Modern architecture * Good leadership in engineering and elsewhere * Fun culture

Cons

* Still figuring out multi-office dynamics * Not enough people to get everything that needs doing done

5.0

Feb 3, 2016

Excited

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I'm an onboarding engineer at Lyft. People here are very honest, friendly, and enthusiastic about their jobs, that's one of the biggest reason why I joined Lyft. Communication was fast as people repond quickly to emails. Can't complain on compensation and employee perks :)

Cons

San Francisco HQ seemed to have reached its capacity, looking forward to moving to a bigger space.

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