2 months ago
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain systems that enhance privacy across Lyft.
- Lead large projects independently from idea through execution.
- Advocate for user privacy throughout the software development lifecycle and escalate potential privacy concerns.
- Write well-tested, readable, maintainable code and participate in code reviews.
- Develop controls, continuous testing, remediation, and risk-mitigation solutions.
- Partner with engineering, product, legal, compliance, and other stakeholders to enable privacy by design.
- Suggest architectural improvements and share knowledge through technical presentations and documentation.
Requirements
- 5–7 years of software engineering experience.
- Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language such as Python, Java, or Go.
- Experience with operational and analytical data systems such as DynamoDB, Aurora, Redis, or Databricks.
- Skills in scripting languages including Python, Ruby, or Bash.
- Proficiency in at least one query language such as SQL, Cypher, MQL, or PL/SQL.
- Experience developing distributed systems and working with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Ability to analyze systems for privacy impact and build scalable solutions for complex problems.
- Ability to write clear, thorough, and scalable design documentation and manage high-priority projects.
- Experience mentoring junior engineers through code reviews and project planning.
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools responsibly or building privacy-aware AI/ML systems.
- Preferred: 2–3 years working with privacy or security services.
- Preferred: experience with ETL tools such as Airflow, Spark, and Jupyter Notebooks.
- Preferred: familiarity with CCPA, GDPR, and other privacy regulations.
- Preferred: experience with automation and creating tools for distributed systems.
Tech Stack
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.