2 months ago
Toronto, CanadaMid Level
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the roadmap and architecture based on technology and business needs.
- Write well-tested, readable, maintainable code and build features from technical specification through execution.
- Design, debug, and operate fault-tolerant, highly available, large-scale distributed systems.
- Participate in code reviews, explain technical tradeoffs, and distribute knowledge.
- Proactively resolve ongoing incidents and collaborate across teams to achieve results.
- Share knowledge through brown bags and technical talks.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.
- At least 3 years of industry software engineering experience.
- Proficiency in object-oriented programming.
- Experience designing, debugging, and running fault-tolerant, highly available, large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Microsoft Azure.
- Experience with common CI tools including Jenkins, Buildkite, CircleCI, or TeamCity, with proficiency in at least one.
- Solid knowledge of distributed systems and relational and NoSQL databases.
Benefits
- Extended health and dental coverage, life insurance, disability benefits, mental health benefits, family building benefits, child care benefits, and pet benefits.
- Lyft-funded Health Care Savings Account and an RRSP plan with company match.
- Flexible paid time off for salaried employees or 15 days of paid time off for hourly employees, with an additional day per year of service.
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave top-up for biological, adoptive, and foster parents.
- Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits.
- Hybrid Toronto work arrangement requiring at least three days in the office per week, including Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with flexibility to work from anywhere for up to four weeks per year.
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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.