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Lyft

Lyft

Transforming transportation with ridesharing and innovative mobility solutions.

๐Ÿ“ San Francisco, CA

0 Open Positions

About Lyft

Lyft provides ridesharing services and transportation solutions from its headquarters in San Francisco, California. The platform connects drivers and passengers through a mobile app, facilitating rides across urban areas and offering services like Lyft Line for shared rides and Lyft XL for larger groups. Engineering teams focus on backend development, real-time supply management, and firmware for in-vehicle systems. They solve challenges related to routing algorithms, driver-passenger matching, and vehicle tracking. With a significant presence in the U.S. market, Lyft operates in numerous cities, leveraging data analytics to optimize ride efficiency and enhance user experience.

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    Firmware Test Engineer hot job

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    ๐Ÿ“San Francisco County, United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    ๐Ÿ“Š mid-level
    โฑ๏ธŽ full-time
    Python Bash CAN
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    Firmware Engineer, Lyft Urban Solutions

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    ๐Ÿ“San Francisco County, United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    ๐Ÿ“Š mid-level
    โฑ๏ธŽ full-time
    C/C++ FreeRTOS ARM
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    Firmware Engineer, Lyft Urban Solutions

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    ๐Ÿ“San Francisco, United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    ๐Ÿ“Š mid-level
    โฑ๏ธŽ full-time
    C/C++ Python FreeRTOS
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    Firmware Engineer, LUS

    @ Lyft

    ๐Ÿ“Longueuil, Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
    ๐Ÿ“Š mid-level
    โฑ๏ธŽ full-time
    Firmware C/C++ FreeRTOS
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    Firmware Engineer, LUS hot job

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    ๐Ÿ“Longueuil, Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
    ๐Ÿ“Š mid-level
    โฑ๏ธŽ full-time
    Firmware C/C++ Python
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    Backend Engineer, Real-time supply management

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    ๐Ÿ“San Francisco County, United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
    ๐Ÿ“Š mid-level
    โฑ๏ธŽ full-time
    programming distributed databases
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Company Info
Employees 5001-10000
Founded 2012
Type Public
Stock LYFT
Glassdoor 4.2
Connect
Key Skills
Python C/C++ FreeRTOS ARM debugging Firmware Bash CAN
Work Arrangement

About Lyft

Lyft provides ridesharing services and transportation solutions from its headquarters in San Francisco, California. The platform connects drivers and passengers through a mobile app, facilitating rides across urban areas and offering services like Lyft Line for shared rides and Lyft XL for larger groups. Engineering teams focus on backend development, real-time supply management, and firmware for in-vehicle systems. They solve challenges related to routing algorithms, driver-passenger matching, and vehicle tracking. With a significant presence in the U.S. market, Lyft operates in numerous cities, leveraging data analytics to optimize ride efficiency and enhance user experience.

Lyft Career Opportunities

Lyft operates in the embedded systems space with focus on Ground Passenger Transportation. While no positions are currently listed, embedded companies often hire in cycles tied to product launches, R&D phases, or contract milestones. Engineers interested in Lyft should monitor for openings in firmware development, hardware design, and systems architecture.

Lyft Hiring Trends

* Data represents job posting activity over the past 6 months: Jan 2026 through Jun 2026

Hiring momentum at Lyft is currently increasing, with 1 opening posted this month compared to 0 last month. This upward trend often signals product development acceleration, team scaling, or new project initiatives.

Over the past 6 months, Lyft averaged 0.7 job postings per month, with peak hiring in Apr 2026 (2 openings). For embedded systems roles, hiring activity typically correlates with product development cycles, especially for firmware teams during pre-production phases and hardware engineers during prototyping.

Current Month
1 job

๐Ÿ“ˆ New hiring activity

6-Month Average
0.7 jobs/month

Consistent hiring velocity

Peak Activity
2 jobs

Apr 2026

Required Skills at Lyft

Python is the most in-demand skill at Lyft, appearing in 67% of all job listings (past and present). This skill is important but not universal, indicating diverse technical needs across different product lines or teams.

Lyft's technology stack spans 16 distinct skills and tools, reflecting the multifaceted nature of embedded systems development. The broad technical diversity (16 technologies) suggests work on complex, multi-domain projects requiring both hardware and software expertise.

Python
67% of roles
67%
C/C++
67% of roles
67%
FreeRTOS
67% of roles
67%
ARM
67% of roles
67%
debugging
33% of roles
33%
Firmware
33% of roles
33%
Bash
17% of roles
17%
CAN
17% of roles
17%
I2C
17% of roles
17%
SPI
17% of roles
17%
scripting
17% of roles
17%
programming
17% of roles
17%

Engineers joining Lyft should combine depth in key areas with adaptability. Firmware development expertise is critical, especially for engineers skilled in bare-metal programming, RTOS development, and optimizing code for resource-constrained systems. Candidates with adjacent skills (version control, testing frameworks, communication protocols) typically advance faster by contributing across the development lifecycle.

Where Lyft is Hiring

Lyft operates across 2 countries with 3 total hiring locations. Multi-geography recruitment typically indicates either distributed engineering teams, expansion into new markets, or proximity to manufacturing and customer operations.

San Francisco County, United States serves as a primary hiring hub with 50% of all roles (3 positions). The significant presence in San Francisco County indicates a major engineering hub, though other locations also play important roles in product development.

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San Francisco County, United States
3 previous jobs
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Longueuil, Canada
2 previous jobs
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San Francisco, United States
1 previous job

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