Senior Software Engineer, Rider

Overview

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 is looking for software engineers from a scope of disciplines. We are growing our team with people who want to build, improve and incorporate technologies that make the lives of our community more enriched. As an engineer at Lyft, you'll collaborate with teams like product, data science, analytics, and operations on code that empower us to iterate quickly, while focusing on delighting our passengers and drivers.

The Rider organization is focused on building a seamless, best-in-class rideshare experience for riders. From the foundational functionality of requesting a ride to the tailored interactions with your flight, we sweat the small stuff to help make Lyft the best transportation solution. As an Senior Software Engineer on the Rider Team, you will work hand in hand with various teams across Lyft, fostering collaboration, and driving innovation to improve riders' experience with rideshare.

Responsibilities

Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code

Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge

Participate in our teams oncall rotation. Identify, triage, debug and resolve issues/bugs across our various applications and platforms

Have the ability to explain the various trade offs made in decisions

Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

Partner with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to build complex features and products from idea to positive execution

Analyze our internal systems and processes and locate areas for improvement/automation

Share your knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, and promoting appropriate tech and engineering best practices

Provide technical mentorship and feedback to junior engineers

Help establish roadmap and architecture based on technology and our needs

Experience:

BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent practical experience

5+ years of software engineering industry experience

Solid knowledge of distributed systems, relational and NoSQL databases

Experience designing, debugging and running fault-tolerant, highly available, large-scale distributed systems

Experience working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, etc.)

Experience working with kubernetes and container technologies (e.g. Docker, cri-o, etc)

Ability to work with a low-ego, highly collaborative, and cross-functional team