Senior Technical Program Manager, Developer Productivity

Lyft

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$148,000–$185,000 / yr
Posted
43 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $195k
This role $166k
$137k most similar roles pay here $247k

This role pays less than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $170,889–$219,462 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $166k versus about $195k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Lyft

Lyft is a transportation network company offering ride-hailing services across the US and Canada.

Lyft currently has 15 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $140,800–$176,000 across 14 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Technical Program Manager, Developer Productivity

Senior Technical Program Manager, Developer Productivity joins the Infrastructure team to lead the AI transformation in developer productivity. This role involves rethinking how engineers interact with AI by building agentic workflows and tools while managing the product roadmap, setting priorities, and defining success metrics for engineering workflows. The individual will partner with engineering teams to identify pain points, gather requirements, and translate them into technical specifications while coordinating across infrastructure and developer platforms. Key responsibilities include running programs from kickoff to delivery, tracking milestones, and communicating with stakeholders across the stack. Candidates must possess a background in software, data, or systems engineering and have experience with developer tooling and AI coding tools like Cursor, Copilot, and Claude Code. The role focuses on solving real developer pain by integrating AI-native workflows into the existing infrastructure.

What does a Technical Program Manager earn?

Median $193000 from 169 postings across 37 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead the strategy for AI transformation in developer productivity across tools and agentic workflows.
  • Own the roadmap by sequencing work, making prioritization calls, and defining success metrics.
  • Partner with engineering teams to build AI-native workflows that solve specific developer pain points.
  • Manage programs end-to-end from kickoff through delivery while coordinating across infrastructure and leadership.
  • Act as the voice of the customer by gathering requirements and translating them into technical specs.
  • Track program health, identify risks early, and communicate milestones to key stakeholders.
  • Analyze usage and productivity data to influence product planning and inform roadmap decisions.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management or a TPM/PM hybrid role.
  • Background in software, data, or systems engineering sufficient to engage deeply with engineers.
  • Experience owning roadmaps by setting strategy, prioritizing competing demands, and defining success metrics.
  • Experience with developer productivity, developer tooling, or engineering platforms.
  • Hands-on familiarity with AI coding tools such as Cursor, Copilot, and Claude Code.
  • Proven track record of leading cross-functional programs autonomously with complex dependencies and tight timelines.
  • Experience managing customer relationships to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
  • Ability to analyze usage and productivity data to influence product planning and communicate across all levels.

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