Lyft Software Developer reviews

3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(140 total reviews)
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David Risher

79% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

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
4.0
Apr 12, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

diversity, relatively good WLB, engineering culture good

Cons

pay and benefits are average, no transparency between managers, manager has too much power

4.0
Apr 2, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

WLB Interesting problems Good team members Good pay Stock vests quarterly with no cliff

Cons

Political, and poorly structured review cycles Random pessimism and entitlement are commonly seen Low stock upside

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