Lyft · San Francisco
Senior Software Engineer, Growth Platforms
At Lyft, our mission is to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusi...
At Lyft, our mission is to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation. To do this, we start with our own
community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization. We have an ambitious goal to strengthen our international
presence by growing a life-changing product, and your efforts will play an essential role in our collective success.
Growth teams are at the heart of our products and decision-making to drive business growth. We’re looking for passionate, driven
engineers to build systems that empower our users (both Drivers and Riders) to make the most effective use of Lyft’s products and
experiences by making them more predictive, personalized, and adaptive. We’re looking for someone who can build & own innovative
applications, passionate about solving problems with distributed computing in building reliable systems, and is excited about
working in a fast-paced, innovative, and collegial environment.
As a Senior Software Engineer, with your technical expertise you will build and own innovative applications with a desire to
achieve exceptional design fidelity, usability, accessibility, and performance. You will be responsible for sound technical
execution of projects through hands-on development, quality-assurance, and prototyping. These projects will require close
collaboration with our product managers, user interface designers, brand producers, data scientists, and engineering teams. You’ll
be managing multiple exciting projects at once, so being able to juggle these initiatives is key! We’re also counting on you to be
a champion for best engineering practices, guiding engineers, designers, and management along the way.
We are looking for candidates who are self starters and have a proven track record of delivering software solutions that can solve
critical business needs. We’re looking for a candidate who thrives in tackling complex, ambiguous challenges and can craft
effective technical solutions. You should be ready to take ownership of a project or feature, guiding it from design all the way
through to implementation.
The Growth Platforms team owns both the Incentives & Messaging systems for Lyft. These systems determine & send the right
messaging and/or incentives to the right user at the right time. We work with lyft-wide engineering teams including rider & driver
teams, growth & product marketing, legal & compliance, and support teams to adapt our services and the platform offerings to be
able to enable growth across Lyft. You will gain comprehensive knowledge of Lyft's internal services and operations and adapt them
to meet the growth needs. You will have the opportunity to build and improve the quality and efficiency of the various growth
tools that are critical for Lyft.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Help establish roadmaps and architecture based on technology and business needs
- Unblock, support, effectively communicate, and obtain buy-in across teams to achieve results
- Lead projects of multiple people from idea to positive execution
- Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code
- Utilize your expertise in Python, Golang, AWS, AI to deliver robust and scalable solutions
- Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge
- Proactively participate in resolving ongoing incidents and oncall rotations
- Share your knowledge through tech talks, mentorship, and evangelizing appropriate tech and engineering best practices
EXPERIENCE:
- BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience
- 5+ years of software engineering industry experience
- Extensive experience in object oriented programming, ideally in Python or GoLang
- Experience in backend software development of large-scale distributed systems, concurrency and NoSQL databases
- Experience working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, etc.)
- Successfully led the design and launch of multiple components from concept to production.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, and ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners
BENEFITS:
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
- Mental health benefits
- Family building benefits
- Child care and pet benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match to help save for your future
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days
paid time off
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
- Subsidized commuter benefits
- Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership
Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also
consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role
will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this
hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles
have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid
The expected base pay range for this position in the San Francisco area is $148,000 - $185,000, not inclusive of potential equity
offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and
geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other
factors during the hiring process.
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Senior Software Engineer, Growth Platforms
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6 juli
Sista ansökningsdag
16 augusti