DevOps Jobs at Lyft with Visa Sponsorship
Lyft's DevOps team builds and maintains the infrastructure behind one of the largest ride-share platforms in the U.S. Lyft has a consistent record of sponsoring work visas across its engineering functions, making it a realistic target if you're pursuing H-1B, E-3, or Green Card sponsorship in a DevOps role.
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INTRODUCTION
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.
The Data Trust team within Data Platform is responsible for empowering Lyft with reliable and easily discoverable data, while fostering proactive data stewardship, and streamlining data operations, to drive informed decision-making and foster innovation. The team owns components including Verity as data quality tooling, Amundsen as data discovery tooling and data governance.
As a Software Engineer, with your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance the platform offerings. Your work will have a major impact on several areas of the business.
We are looking for candidates who are self-starters and have a proven track record of delivering software solutions that can solve critical business needs. The candidate should be able to dive deep into any problems with lots of ambiguity and build a technical solution to solve it. They should be willing to take ownership of a project or a feature and be able to drive it from design to implementation.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, deploy, monitor, operate and maintain existing or new elements of our platform
- Help establish roadmap and architecture based on technology and our needs
- Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code
- Analyze our internal systems and processes and locate areas for improvement/automation
- Collaborate with product org stakeholders to address and prioritize custom edge cases
- Help lead large projects from inception to positive execution
- Unblock, support and communicate with internal partners to achieve results
Experience:
- 3+ years of software engineering industry experience and with data structures/algorithms
- 2+ years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, and/or experience with data infrastructure
- Experience working with kubernetes and container technologies (e.g. Docker, cri-o, etc)
- Familiar with a cloud-based environments such as AWS/GCP/Azure
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 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 San Francisco area is $128,000 - $160,000, 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.

INTRODUCTION
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.
The Data Trust team within Data Platform is responsible for empowering Lyft with reliable and easily discoverable data, while fostering proactive data stewardship, and streamlining data operations, to drive informed decision-making and foster innovation. The team owns components including Verity as data quality tooling, Amundsen as data discovery tooling and data governance.
As a Software Engineer, with your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance the platform offerings. Your work will have a major impact on several areas of the business.
We are looking for candidates who are self-starters and have a proven track record of delivering software solutions that can solve critical business needs. The candidate should be able to dive deep into any problems with lots of ambiguity and build a technical solution to solve it. They should be willing to take ownership of a project or a feature and be able to drive it from design to implementation.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, deploy, monitor, operate and maintain existing or new elements of our platform
- Help establish roadmap and architecture based on technology and our needs
- Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code
- Analyze our internal systems and processes and locate areas for improvement/automation
- Collaborate with product org stakeholders to address and prioritize custom edge cases
- Help lead large projects from inception to positive execution
- Unblock, support and communicate with internal partners to achieve results
Experience:
- 3+ years of software engineering industry experience and with data structures/algorithms
- 2+ years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, and/or experience with data infrastructure
- Experience working with kubernetes and container technologies (e.g. Docker, cri-o, etc)
- Familiar with a cloud-based environments such as AWS/GCP/Azure
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 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 San Francisco area is $128,000 - $160,000, 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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Tailor your resume to Lyft's stack
Lyft's infrastructure runs heavily on Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS. Align your resume to reflect hands-on experience with those tools before applying. Generic DevOps resumes get filtered out before a recruiter ever considers sponsorship.
Target roles explicitly requiring infrastructure ownership
Lyft posts DevOps and platform engineering roles at different seniority levels. Roles with 'Staff' or 'Senior' in the title tend to clear specialty occupation requirements more cleanly, which matters directly when USCIS reviews your H-1B petition.
Find open DevOps roles using Migrate Mate
Browse Lyft's current DevOps openings on Migrate Mate, which filters specifically for visa-sponsoring employers. You can confirm which roles are active before investing time in applications or reaching out to Lyft's recruiting team.
Address your visa status early with the recruiter
Lyft's recruiting process for engineering roles moves quickly. Disclose your visa type and timeline in the first recruiter call so the team can loop in HR before an offer is extended, avoiding delays at the filing stage.
Prepare documentation showing degree-to-role alignment
USCIS requires evidence that your degree directly relates to the DevOps role. A computer science or engineering degree maps cleanly. If yours is adjacent, prepare a credential evaluation and document how your coursework connects to infrastructure engineering.
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Find DevOps at Lyft JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does Lyft sponsor H-1B visas for DevOps roles?
Yes, Lyft sponsors H-1B visas for DevOps positions. As a large technology employer, Lyft files H-1B petitions through both the annual cap lottery and the cap-exempt route where applicable. DevOps roles typically qualify as specialty occupations under USCIS standards, which is the core requirement for H-1B eligibility. Your offer letter and job description will need to clearly reflect degree-level requirements for the petition to hold up.
How do I apply for DevOps jobs at Lyft?
Apply directly through Lyft's careers portal or browse open DevOps roles on Migrate Mate, which surfaces Lyft's current visa-sponsoring positions in one place. Tailor your application to the specific infrastructure technologies listed in the job description. After submitting, Lyft's recruiting process typically includes a recruiter screen, a technical assessment, and a system design interview before an offer stage.
Which visa types does Lyft commonly sponsor for DevOps roles?
Lyft sponsors H-1B, E-3, TN, and F-1 OPT for DevOps positions, and supports Green Card pathways including EB-2 and EB-3 for longer-term employees. F-1 CPT is also used for internship or co-op roles. The right visa depends on your citizenship, degree, and how long you've been in the U.S. Your recruiter and Lyft's immigration counsel will confirm which category applies to your situation.
What qualifications does Lyft expect for DevOps roles?
Lyft's DevOps roles typically require a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a closely related field, plus hands-on experience with containerization platforms like Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, and cloud environments like AWS or GCP. Senior roles add expectations around system design, on-call ownership, and cross-team infrastructure work. USCIS will also scrutinize whether your degree field maps directly to the job description, so that alignment matters beyond just getting the interview.
How do I time my application if I need H-1B sponsorship at Lyft?
If you need a new cap-subject H-1B, USCIS registration opens in March and approved petitions start on October 1. That means you'd want an offer from Lyft by February at the latest to make the filing window. If you're already on H-1B with another employer, Lyft can file an H-1B transfer petition at any time, and you can start work once USCIS receives the petition, not when it's approved.
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