4 hours ago
Toronto, CanadaSenior
Responsibilities
- Define roadmaps and architecture based on technology and business needs.
- Lead projects involving multiple people from idea through execution.
- Develop well-tested, readable, scalable, and maintainable backend code using Python, Go, and AWS.
- Design and support large-scale distributed systems, concurrency-sensitive pricing flows, and experimentation initiatives.
- Collaborate cross-functionally, communicate effectively, and obtain stakeholder buy-in.
- Participate in code reviews, incident resolution, technical talks, mentorship, and engineering best-practice advocacy.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree, or equivalent, in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or relevant work experience.
- At least 5 years of software engineering industry experience.
- Extensive object-oriented programming experience, ideally with Go or Python.
- Backend software development experience with large-scale distributed systems and concurrency.
- Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Microsoft Azure.
- 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 benefits, and pet benefits.
- Access to a Lyft-funded Health Care Savings Account.
- RRSP plan with company match.
- Flexible paid time off for salaried team members, while hourly team members receive 15 days plus an additional day per year of service.
- Eighteen weeks of paid parental leave for biological, adoptive, and foster parents.
- Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits.
- Hybrid Toronto work schedule requiring at least three in-office days per week, including Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with flexibility to work from anywhere for up to four weeks per year.
About Lyft
Lyft is a NASDAQ-listed transportation marketplace that connects riders with drivers and offers bike and scooter rentals in one app. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, it operates across the U.S. and parts of Canada. Its revenue comes from service fees on rides and rentals, enterprise programs, and consumer subscriptions such as Lyft Pink.