4 hours ago
Toronto, CanadaMid Level
H1B Sponsor
Responsibilities
- Lead high-impact Trust & Safety projects and independently drive features from idea through execution and launch.
- Collaborate with product, design, engineering, policy, and partner teams to develop solutions aligned with technology and business needs.
- Write well-tested, readable, maintainable backend code using Python, Golang, and AWS.
- Participate in code reviews, on-call rotations, knowledge sharing, tech talks, and engineering best practices.
Requirements
- BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or relevant work experience.
- At least 3 years of software engineering industry experience.
- Extensive object-oriented programming experience, ideally with GoLang or Python.
- Backend software development experience with distributed systems and concurrency.
- Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners.
Benefits
- Extended health and dental coverage, life insurance, disability benefits, mental health benefits, family building benefits, child care and pet benefits, and a company-funded Health Care Savings Account.
- RRSP plan with company match, paid holidays, flexible paid time off for salaried employees, and paid time off for hourly employees.
- Eighteen weeks of paid parental leave through a top-up plan for biological, adoptive, and foster parents.
- Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits.
- Hybrid Toronto schedule requiring at least three days per week in the office, including Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with flexibility to work from anywhere for up to four weeks per year.
About Lyft
Whether it’s an everyday commute or a journey that changes everything, Lyft is driven by our purpose: to serve and connect. In 2012, Lyft was founded as one of the first ridesharing communities in the United States. Now, millions of drivers have chosen to earn on billions of rides. Lyft offers rideshare, bikes, and scooters all in one app — for a more connected world, with transportation for everyone.