C++ Backend Engineer for Real-Time Routing (Hybrid)

Lyft; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 108,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mobility company in Toronto is seeking an engineer to join their Routing Team. This role focuses on developing large-scale routing engines using C++. Ideal candidates will have experience in building high-throughput, low-latency backend services. The position requires collaboration with various teams to enhance mapping experiences. This hybrid role offers a work environment that fosters collaboration while allowing flexibility.

Benefits

Extended health and dental coverage

Mental health benefits

Child care and pet benefits

Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account

Flexible paid time off

18 weeks paid time off for new parents

Subsidized commuter benefits

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience in designing large-scale distributed systems.
• Led components from design to launch.

Responsibilities

• Drive high-impact projects for user experience.
• Lead features from idea to execution.
• Write maintainable C++ code.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Unblock and support internal partners.

Skills

C++ development

Building high-throughput backend services

Fault-tolerant systems

Public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Relational and NoSQL databases

Education

BS/MS in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

A leading mobility company in Toronto is seeking an engineer to join their Routing Team. This role focuses on developing large-scale routing engines using C++. Ideal candidates will have experience in building high-throughput, low-latency backend services. The position requires collaboration with various teams to enhance mapping experiences. This hybrid role offers a work environment that fosters collaboration while allowing flexibility.