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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Engineering Manager, AI Entries team

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.

Company
Lyft
Compensation
Not listed
Schedule
Full-Time
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Engineering Manager, AI Entries team at Lyft in Toronto. UpJobz keeps this listing high-signal for applicants targeting serious high-tech roles across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.

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  • Set the technical vision and strategy for a rapidly evolving product area, defining how Lyft exposes its capabilities to third-party AI agents via MCP servers, agentic frameworks, and new hardware surfaces.
  • Co-own the product strategy with the product partner and ensure a timely delivery with high quality of engineering solutions.
  • Lead a team of talented software engineers who like to ship code and tackle hard problems in areas like MCP server development, LLM integrations, tool design, multimodal inputs (voice, visual), and context-aware service architectures.
  • 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. Provide continuous feedback, address performance, and recognize the individual strengths and contributions of your team members.
  • Create plans for prioritizing technical and resourcing challenges in your organization. Maintain a balance between building sustainable, high-impact projects and shipping things quickly.
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    • Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits
    • Mental health benefits
    • Family building benefits
    • Child care and pet benefits
    • Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account
    • RRSP plan to help save for your future
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