Lyft

Logan Green and John Zimmer founded Lyft in 2012 to provide ground passenger transportation services. We serve approximately 95% of the United States population and select cities in Canada. Our offerings include ridesharing, carpooling, bikeshare systems, electric scooters, and partnerships with public transit. We are committed to offsetting carbon emissions from all rides and promoting transportation equity.

We operate specialized teams to manage our diverse services and internal systems. Our Emerging Business team provides enterprise customer support for healthcare rides and other enterprise accounts. Our People Technology team acts as the technical expert for the Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) platform. We define its roadmap, manage configurations, and lead integrations to create compliant, secure, and scalable HR technology solutions.

Data science and analytics are central to our operations. Our Algorithm Data Scientists develop mathematical models for core services, addressing problems in optimization, prediction, machine learning, and inference. We apply these models to improve real-time matching of rideshare supply and demand, enhance rider and driver experiences, and build and scale rider engagement products like discounting systems. Our Base Earnings team uses these methods to determine pay for rides and ensure regulatory compliance. Our Driver Experience team uses data to understand driver behavior, design experiments, and develop dashboards that monitor product health and maximize driver earnings. This team works with product, engineering, and operations to turn insights into actionable products.

We also develop monetization strategies through our Offsite Ads team. This team develops integrations and platform capabilities that allow advertisers to reach Lyft riders on third-party channels. This extends advertising reach beyond our own inventory by partnering with various ad technology platforms.

Our mission, established in 2012, is to improve people’s lives with transportation. We are committed to making positive changes for cities by offsetting carbon emissions from all rides and promoting transportation equity through shared rides, bikeshare systems, electric scooters, and public transit partnerships.

Our operations are built on a customer-centric mindset, teamwork, problem-solving, and a commitment to high service standards. We emphasize strong compliance, an AI-first approach to transformation, and foster an inclusive workplace that promotes belonging.

Lyft has 5001-10000 employees. The work environment often involves a hybrid in-office schedule, typically requiring at least three days per week in the office (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays), with options for up to four weeks per year of remote work.

Our culture is collaborative, emphasizing teamwork, problem-solving, and a customer-centric mindset. There is a focus on professional growth and opportunities for mentoring, along with a commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace and belonging.

We provide various benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, mental health benefits, family building benefits, and access to a Lyft-funded Health Care Savings Account. Canadian employees receive extended health and dental coverage, life insurance, and disability benefits.

Financial benefits include a 401(k) plan with company match for US employees and an RRSP plan with company match for Canadian employees.

Our time off policies include 12 observed holidays. Salaried team members typically have discretionary paid time off or a flexible paid time off policy, while hourly team members receive 15 days paid time off, with potential for additional days per year of service. New parents are eligible for 18 weeks of paid parental leave. For Canadian employees, this is a top-up plan that complements provincial programs.

Additional perks include subsidized commuter benefits, monthly Lyft credits, a complimentary Lyft Pink membership, and child care and pet benefits.