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Lyft is hiring. 146 roles are open right now.

Browse the openings below to see requirements, locations, and pay where available. Scoutify can fill in and send your application to the ones that match your search.

HQSan Francisco
Founded2013
Posted (90d)133

[00] STOCK

INTERVIEW PREP

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[01] HIRING NOW

See Lyft's current openings.

We update these listings as we find new roles and learn that others have closed.

Open roles

146

Posted (90d)

133

Posted range

—

Roles with the most current openings

Software Engineer
36 roles
Machine Learning Engineer
12 roles
Product Manager
11 roles
Data Scientist
10 roles
Legal
10 roles

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[03] COMPENSATION

What Lyft pays.

Compensation depends on the role and location. Check the individual postings below for employer-provided salary information.

By level · reported by current and former Lyft employees on Levels.fyi

Data Scientist

Source: Levels.fyi
LevelTotalBaseEquityBonusN
T3$213K$143K$64K$6K9
T4$241K$157K$79K$5K10
T5$352K$188K$164K$1K50
T6$458K$220K$237K$1K11
T7$688K$258K$429K$0K7

Product Designer

Source: Levels.fyi
LevelTotalBaseEquityBonusN
T3$190K$130K$41K$18K6
T4$272K$160K$112K$0K9
T5$333K$188K$144K$0K14
T6$413K$212K$198K$3K5
T7$608K$273K$335K$0K2

Product Manager

Source: Levels.fyi
LevelTotalBaseEquityBonusN
T3$212K$141K$69K$3K10
T4$266K$165K$99K$3K12
T5$328K$190K$134K$5K9
T6$552K$227K$324K$2K20
T7$591K$244K$346K$0K5

Source: Levels.fyi · median across reported samples

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[04] VISA SPONSORSHIP

Hiring international candidates.

Lyft has a documented USCIS H-1B petition history.

Sponsors H1B · USCIS-confirmed petitioner

Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Classifications: yes (5+ approvals), conditional (1-4), no (0).

[05] WHERE THEY'RE HIRING

Where Lyft is hiring.

These are the cities named in current job listings. A role can appear in more than one city. Remote roles may also appear in these cities and can have location requirements.

Top cities by open roles

Toronto, Ontario, CA
49 roles
San Francisco, California
39 roles
Montréal, Quebec, CA
20 roles
New York City, New York
18 roles
Seattle, Washington
9 roles
Nashville, Tennessee
7 roles
Mexico City, Mexico City, MX
2 roles
Washington, District of Columbia
2 roles

Remote: 3 positions

+1 more location

[06] OFFICES

Where Lyft works.

Lyft office locations

© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap

Headquartered at 185 Berry St, San Francisco, CA 94107-1704. We've mapped 18 Lyft offices across 16 cities, so you know where you'd report before you apply.

Also in: San Jose · Philadelphia · Nashville · San Diego · Black River Falls · East Brunswick · Monrovia · Portland · Maynard · Fort Lauderdale · Rocky Top · Phoenix · +3 more

Office data © OpenStreetMap contributors

[07] LAYOFF HISTORY

What past rounds looked like.

Lyft has had 4 reported layoff rounds on public record since 2020. We list these because candidates routinely tell us they wish they had known before applying. Context, not a verdict.

Reported rounds

4

Headcount cut

2,814

Most recent

Apr 21, 2023

1,072 roles (~26% of staff)

Source

Nov 3, 2022

700 roles (~13% of staff)

Source

Jul 20, 2022

60 roles (~2% of staff)

Source

Source: Layoffs.fyi, public record

[08] KEY FACTS

Founded

2013

Listed on

LYFT

Nasdaq

Data: Wikidata (CC0) · Q17077936

[09] IN THE NEWS

Lyft in the headlines.

Recent press coverage, pulled from Google News. Worth a scan before an interview or a cold email: funding rounds, launches, and leadership changes are the fastest way to sound current.

Man charged after stabbing Lyft driver, attempting to steal vehicle

K8 News | Jonesboro, Arkansas
3 months ago

Atlanta Uber, Lyft drivers rally against Waymo expansion, ask city leaders for limits

11Alive.com
3 months ago

How Lyft's CEO went from tossing newspapers to delivering driverless cars

Yahoo Finance
3 months ago

Source: Google News. Last 12 months.

[10] FROM THE POSTINGS

What the job postings tell us.

These details come from the linked postings. Benefits and working arrangements can differ by role and location.

Hourly team members receive 15 paid vacation days, with one additional day for each year of service.

Source posting

Lyft provides 18 weeks of paid leave for new parents as a complement to government programs.

Source posting

Sources reviewed 2026-10-19.

[11] COMPANY DETAILS

More about Lyft.

From the company website

Request a ride whenever you need one. Drivers earn on their own terms. Download the app to get started.

Company website · Observed 2026-10-12

[12] ABOUT

What Lyft does.

Lyft is a transportation company whose stated purpose is to serve and connect. Its Lyft Urban Solutions unit runs bike-share and micromobility services.

Founded

2013

HQ

San Francisco

Founders

Logan Green & John Zimmer

Employees

—

Source: Wikidata · QID Q17077936

[13] RESEARCH OUTPUT

What Lyft publishes.

Peer-reviewed papers, preprints, and citations attributed to Lyft on OpenAlex, the open scholarly-graph index. The volume and citation count of recent work is a strong prestige signal for research-heavy roles.

1paper in the last 2 years
42 all-time2 avg citations
Most-cited papers, last 2 years
Most prolific authors, last 2 years
Ido Bright · 1 paper
Arthur Delarue · 1 paper
Ilan Lobel · 1 paper

See Lyft on OpenAlex

[14] INTERVIEW PREP

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[15] HOW TO APPLY

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[18] FAQ

Questions people ask about Lyft.

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