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Engineering Manager, Global Growth
Lyft INC · 🇺🇸 San Francisco, CA
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 99 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Lyft INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Engineering Manager” (Architectural and Engineering Managers) in CA: $150k–$216k, median $183k. Most were filed at wage level I (50%) — 1 lottery entry, ≈15% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Lyft INC
The US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 99 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
At Lyft, our mission is to serve and connect. Fleets is a dynamic area working with 3rd-party partners to match autonomous, livery, and taxi fleets with the Lyft marketplace; managing programs for special vehicles like Express Drive rentals, electric, and premium vehicles; and crafting tooling for on-the-ground fleet operations. As an Engineering Manager on Global Growth, you’ll be responsible for setting the technical direction for the team, making tradeoffs between technical investments and product work, and communicating the strategy transparently to the team and to leadership. You will help shape the product direction by developing a deep understanding of the customer and working closely with cross-functional partners from Product, Design, Science, and Operations. You will lead a group of talented engineers and help the team to deliver business impact while being open to change through constant experimentation. If you enjoy collaborating with technical and nontechnical partners on a product with real-world impact, this is the role for you. Responsibilities: • Lead a team of talented backend and mobile engineers who like to ship code and tackle hard engineering problems • Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of your team members. Help develop their careers, and assign them to projects tailored to their skill levels, personalities, work styles, and professional goals • Build teams that are collaborative, inclusive, and respectful of each other • Set the technical vision and strategy for an evolving product area • Co-own the product strategy with the product partner and ensure timely delivery with high quality of the engineering solutions • Create plans for prioritizing technical and resourcing challenges in your organization • Maintain a balance between building sustainable, high-impact projects and shipping things quickly • Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the team’s code, architecture, and processes • Work closely with the Lyft recruiting team to hire high potential candidates from diverse backgrounds • Own your team’s deliverables and ensure we continue to ship scalable, highly-available products that delight our users Experience: • BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. • 10+ years of software engineering industry experience with technical leadership. • 2+ years of experience with people management. • You have a technical background and are able to contribute to planning and design discussions • You are steadfastly focused on your customers • You have experience building trust to lead a team of engineers and guiding them through their career development • You believe in building both teams and products that scale • You enjoy working in a collaborative environment, and you’re committed to driving projects to completion creatively • You can motivate and instill a strong sense of ownership in your team • You have experience guiding teams through planning, prioritization, and execution of work • You think ahead and build for the future • You are able to thrive in a heavily cross-functional environment and drive projects to completion regardless of the organizational structure • You work well with product partners and help set the product vision for an ambiguous project Benefits: • Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled • Mental health benefits • Family building benefits • Child care and pet benefits • 401(k) plan with company match to help save for your future • In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off • 18 weeks of paid pa