Lyft

Software Engineer, Async Platform

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2 months ago
Toronto, CanadaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and analyze operating system, control plane, and application metrics for fault detection and performance improvement.
  • Design, develop, and deploy tooling and systems that improve platform reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
  • Balance feature delivery speed and reliability against service-level objectives.
  • Operate and improve infrastructure using industry best practices and tools.
  • Participate in design reviews, production readiness reviews, platform management, and capacity planning with cross-functional teams.
  • Document infrastructure operations and insights while automating repetitive and repeatable tasks.
  • Participate in on-call rotations, respond to incidents, and help teams mitigate customer-impacting events.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience working on teams responsible for software development, automation, and systems engineering.
  • Experience building large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, or networks.
  • Knowledge of SQS, Kafka, and Kinesis is a bonus.
  • Experience developing in Go, Python, or another object-oriented programming language.
  • Experience working with cloud-based environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Commitment to reducing technical debt and maintaining clean, detailed, and maintainable code and configuration.

Benefits

  • Extended health and dental coverage, life insurance, disability benefits, mental health benefits, family building benefits, child care and pet benefits, and a Lyft-funded Health Care Savings Account.
  • RRSP plan with company match, flexible paid time off for salaried team members, and paid parental leave of up to 18 weeks.
  • Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits.
  • Hybrid in-office schedule requiring at least 3 days per week, including Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year.
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About Lyft

10,000+ employees

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.

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