Senior Technical Program Manager, Developer Productivity
Lyft · New York, NY
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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.
Lyft Infrastructure builds the systems to ship stable, scalable, and efficient services. We're hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead our AI transformation in developer productivity: rethinking how engineers at Lyft work with AI, from tooling and agentic workflows to the platforms that make them possible. This role blends program delivery with product sense: you'll own the roadmap for your area, set priorities, and act as the voice of the customer.
Responsibilities
Lead Lyft's AI transformation in developer productivity: shape the strategy for how AI enhances engineering workflows, from adoption of tools like Cursor, Copilot, and Claude Code to building AI-native workflows and agentic tooling for engineers
Own the roadmap: sequence the work, make the prioritization calls, and define what success looks like for AI-driven engineering productivity at Lyft
Partner with engineering teams to build AI-native workflows that solve real developer pain, not just deploy tools for the sake of it
Run programs end to end, from kickoff through delivery, coordinating across infrastructure, developer platforms, and engineering leadership
Be the voice of the customer: partner with engineering teams across Lyft, surface their pain points, and feed that back into priorities and roadmaps
Define success metrics and adoption goals, gather and document customer requirements, and make sure what ships actually solves the problem
Partner with engineering and infrastructure leads to build plans, call out risks early, and keep stakeholders aligned
Own program health: track milestones, surface blockers before they slip, and keep decision-makers in the loop
Use your technical background to ask sharp questions and build plans the team believes in
Experience
5+ years in Technical Program Management or a TPM/PM hybrid role
A background in software, data, or systems engineering, enough to go deep with engineers
Experience owning a roadmap: setting strategy, prioritizing across competing demands, and defining what success looks like
Experience with developer productivity, developer tooling, or engineering platforms
Hands-on familiarity with AI coding tools (Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code) and how engineers actually use them
Bonus: experience building or shipping AI-native or agentic workflows
A strong track record leading cross-functional programs with real dependencies and tight timelines, autonomously and with only high-level direction
Experience owning customer relationships across engineering teams, gathering requirements, and translating their needs into roadmaps and technical specs
Ability to glean meaningful insights from usage and productivity data to influence product planning and communicate to others
Comfortable defining and tracking success metrics and adoption
Clear communicator across the stack, from engineer to VP
Benefits
Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
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 parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
Subsidized commuter benefits
Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership
Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid
The expected base pay range for this position in the New York City area is $148,000 - $185,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.
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