Some familiar voices on the podcast this week, as host Amanda Chaudhary talks with guests Parul Shukla and Jingwei Hao about what they're working on, challenges they face, and their growth. They also talk about how to be strong leaders, good allies and what they would change in our industry if given the chance (or a magic wand).   

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Email your questions for Lyft Mobile Engineers to [email protected]. If you're interested in working with us, check out lyft.com/careers

• Amanda on Twitter 
• Parul on LinkedIn
• Jingwei on Twitter

Hosts RJ and Julio sit down with Ana to learn about the work she and her team are working on, what it's been like to onboard from Mexico City, and her career transition into programming, and the flexibility she likes about Android.

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Email your questions for Lyft Mobile Engineers to [email protected]. If you're interested in working with us, check out lyft.com/careers

• RJ on Instagram
• Julio on Twitter
• Ana on LinkedIn

This week, hosts RJ and Parul are joined by Quality Engineer Nik Arabadjiev to talk through QA processes at Lyft and how we've gotten better at things over time. Plus, Nik's description of the Bulgarian dish banitsa is going to make it the new sourdough. 

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Email your questions for Lyft Mobile Engineers to [email protected]. If you're interested in working with us, check out lyft.com/careers

• RJ on Instagram
• Parul on LinkedIn
• Nik on LinkedIn

Aaaand we're back! On this episode, Adam, Ben, Brentley, and Keith get in the weeds on Bazel, and debate the market value of super powers, and we continue to battle with microphones while we record remotely.

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Email your questions for Lyft Mobile Engineers to [email protected]. If you're interested in working with us, check out lyft.com/careers

• Adam on Twitter
• Ben on Twitter
• Keith on Twitter
• Brentley on Twitter

We pick up where we left off in Part 1, discussing Lyft's mobile architecture, and our Flows and Plugins system. Join Adam, Amanda and Scott as they dive deep into the technical in this week's episode.  

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Email your questions for Lyft Mobile Engineers to [email protected]. If you're interested in working with us, check out lyft.com/careers

• Adam on Twitter
• Amanda on Twitter
• Scott on Twitter 

Hosts Adam and Amanda dive into the history of ambitious mobile architecture projects through the last few years, and the rewards we’re reaping from those efforts now. Also, the team is kind of excited about React, and very excited about powdered donuts. We’ll be back with Part 2 in 3 weeks!

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Email your questions for Lyft Mobile Engineers to [email protected]. If you're interested in working with us, check out lyft.com/careers

• Adam on Twitter
• Amanda on Twitter
• Scott on Twitter 

The first episode of 2021! Join Kevin Fang and Jeff Hurray as they describe the decision, benefits and challenges behind Server Driven UI work. Also: some controversy about laundry. 

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Lyft Mobile Podcast - 29 - Server Driven UI with Kevin Fang & Jeff Hurray

Email your questions for Lyft Mobile Engineers to [email protected]

• Adam on Twitter
• Jeff on Twitter
• Kevin on LinkedIn
• Polly on LinkedIn

Join Julio Carrettoni as he describes his full-circle journey around learning about testing at Lyft. Julio talks with Adam and Ben about a new face mask verification feature, how Lyft weaves testing into the developer workflow... With sometimes varying success. 

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Lyft Mobile Podcast - 27 - Fostering a testing culture with Julio Carrettoni

Email your questions for Lyft Mobile Engineers to [email protected]

• Adam on Twitter
• Ben on Twitter
• Julio on Twitter

Join Yvonne Wong and Ryan Tempas as they discuss the creation of our Consumer and Driver App Platform teams. We talk through what a 'Platform' means at Lyft, what teams are working on, and how we approach parity between iOS and Android. Yvonne and Ryan share their offline productivity hacks! 

Lyft Mobile Podcast - 26 - Exploring App Platform Teams with Yvonne Wong and Ryan Tempas

Email your questions for Lyft Mobile Engineers to [email protected]

Link to Amanda's previous episode about our Mobile Tech Lead program. 

• Adam on Twitter
• Amanda on Twitter
• Yvonne on LinkedIn
• Ryan on LinkedIn

Join Corey Zanotti and James Paolantonio as they walk through the recent health and safety product features we’ve implemented to make our platform safer for our users: tight deadlines, all-hands-on-deck situations, remote collaboration, and optimal use of existing infrastructure. Also Dance Dance Revolution.

Lyft Mobile Podcast - 25 - Building Safety Products in a Pandemic with Corey Zanotti & James Paolantonio

We have an upcoming Q&A episode, and we would like to hear from you! Email us your questions at: [email protected]

We had another shoutout for the Pomodoro technique so you should probably check it out. You can find our hosts and guests here:

• Adam on Twitter
• RJ on Instagram
• Corey on Twitter
• James on Twitter

Kris Gellci joins Adam and Polly to discuss how we approached translating and localizing our apps, allowing Lyft to expand into new regions and provide better user experiences. We talk about Thomas Edison and creative problem solving. Also baby length.

Lyft Mobile Podcast - 24 - Bringing Lyft International with Kris Gellci

We want to hear from you! What questions do you have for the mobile developers at Lyft? Share them with us, and listen for the answer in an upcoming episode!

If you want to effectively prioritize your time like Kris, here's some info: Pomodoro technique (and the app Adam suggests: Effortless App)

• Adam on Twitter
• Polly on Twitter
• Kris on Twitter