Lyft Mobile

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

Miguel Ángel Juárez López joins Adam and Ben to discuss Lyft's creative and committed approach to making our client apps resilient. We learn about Miguel's experience being a developer and people manager at the same time, and how to not get lost in the woods.

Lyft Mobile Podcast - 23 - Engineering for Resiliency with Miguel Ángel Juárez López

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!

Here's the one app Miguel can't live without. Here's where you can learn more about the thundering herd problem or chaos engineering

• Adam on Twitter
• Ben on Twitter
• Miguel on Twitter

Tim Johnson joins Artem and Amanda to discuss how he has coped with working with teams in different timezones, his strategies for staying connected while remote, and a theoretical conversation about using Slack in space.

Lyft Mobile Podcast - 22 - Long-Distance Development with Tim Johnson

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!

• Artem on Twitter
• Amanda on Twitter
• Tim on LinkedIn
• Tim on Instagram

Vladimir Tagakov joins Artem and RJ to get into the Android weeds on IDE, Dagger migrations, beating tech debt. Plus a bit of talk on unambitious time travel.

Lyft Mobile Podcast - 21 - Programming the IDE to work for you with Vladimir Tagakov

• Vlad on Telegram
• RJ on Instagram
• Artem on Twitter

Amanda Chaudhary joins Artem and Ben to talk through the efforts to keep the Lyft mobile org engaged and scaling effectively, and about Amanda's passion for music and technology.

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Lyft Mobile Podcast - 20 - Maintaining Mobile Org Unity at Scale with Amanda Chaudhary

Show Notes:

• Amanda Chaudhary on Twitter
• Polly on Twitter
• Adam on Twitter

Xinran Wang joins Adam and Polly to talk about agile software development practices. Grooming, estimating using story points, and working cross-functionally. Also, whether it's safe to change size like Ant Man.

Lyft Mobile Podcast - 19 - Agile Development with Xinran Wang

• Notion app (which Xinran stopped using in favor of a Google Doc)
• Xinran Wang on Twitter
• Polly on Twitter
• Adam on Twitter

VP of Engineering Peter Morelli joins Adam and Sam to talk about how to grow a company, the optimal attributes in an engineer, and the value of being a polyglot. Also, not leaving meat out on the counter.

Lyft Mobile Podcast - 18 - On the Business Level with Peter Morelli

• "Effortless - Do one thing at a time" Productivity App for macOS
• Peter Morelli on Twitter
• Sam on Twitter
• Adam on Twitter

Thomas Ezan joins Adam and Ben to talk about the difference between creating features for the long-term vs. creating features to test new ideas. Other topics: how communication changes as your team grows, experimentation, and public speaking. Also: which apps can be deleted from your phone.

Lyft Mobile Podcast - 17 - Developing for Growth

• Alfred - Productivity App for macOS
• Thomas on Twitter
• Ben on Twitter
• Adam on Twitter

Chris Selin joins Adam and Polly to talk about what it was like as Lyft's team grew from 7 mobile developers up to 70. Topics include hackathons, managing long-running iOS feature development, xib vs. programmatic layout, and sustainability. Also, Chris's plans to time-travel possess Neil Armstrong for the week on the moon landing.

From 7 up to 70 with Chris Selin

• Paul Haken's Drown Down on Amazon
• Polly on LinkedIn
• Chris on LinkedIn
• Adam on Twitter

Ben Rhoads joins Adam and Artem to talk about what goes into building Self-driving vehicles. What special requirements mobile software has to take into account when building for Self-driving, the core components of an AV, and what the mechanical engineering development cycle is like. Also, robotic measuring arms.

Building Self-Driving with Ben Rhoads

• Faro Arm
• Spectacle for Mac
• Artem on Twitter
• Adam on Twitter