Data Engineer, Localization

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

Job summary

A leading ride-sharing company in Toronto is seeking a Data Engineer to help develop robust data infrastructure and scalable data pipelines. You will work closely with talented colleagues from various domains to support Lyft's analytics needs. The role demands a strong background in data engineering, scripting, and experience with tools like Hadoop and Airflow. The expected base pay ranges from CAD $108,000 to CAD $135,000, depending on qualifications and experience. The position operates on a hybrid schedule, requiring in-office work at least 3 days a week.

Benefits

Extended health and dental coverage

Mental health benefits

Family building benefits

Child care and pet benefits

Access to a Health Care Savings Account

RRSP plan

Flexible paid time off

18 weeks of paid time off for new parents

Subsidized commuter benefits

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong skills in a scripting language (Python, Ruby, Bash).
• Comfortable working directly with data and business partners.

Responsibilities

• Owner of the core data pipelines in mapping, responsible for scaling up data processing flow.
• Design, develop and deploy tooling to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Implement systems tracking data quality and consistency.

Skills

Spark

SQL

Python

Data quality tracking

API schema definition

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field

Tools

Hadoop

Airflow

DynamoDB

MapReduce

S3

Job description

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.

Our transport network serves the needs of millions of people every day who want to get from one place to another using Lyft cars, bikes and scooters, with public transportation, or on foot in the most efficient way. To serve these needs, we need to suggest the fastest, most affordable and safest routes. We achieve this by processing millions of rides, taking into account the latest traffic information and analyzing the preferences of drivers.

To strengthen our efforts, we are hiring a Data Engineer to help us make data driven decisions. Data Engineering is at the heart of Lyft’s products and decision-making. As a Data Engineer at Lyft, you will be tasked with developing robust data infrastructure—encompassing data transport, collection, and storage—and providing services that enable our leadership to make informed, risk-reducing decisions.

You will help architect, build, and launch scalable data pipelines to support Lyft’s growing data processing and analytics needs. Your efforts will allow access to business and user behavior insights, using huge amounts of Lyft data to fuel several teams such as Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, and many others.

Our technology stack is based on the latest technologies such as AWS, Kubernetes and Apache Airflow. You will work with incredibly passionate and talented colleagues from software engineering, machine learning and data science on projects that delight millions of passengers and drivers.

Responsibilities

• Owner of the core data pipelines in mapping, responsible for scaling up data processing flow to meet the rapid data growth at Lyft
• Evolve data model and data schema based on business and engineering needs
• Design, develop and deploy tooling and systems that continually improve the reliability, scalability and efficiency of our platform
• Implement systems tracking data quality and consistencyDevelop tools supporting self-service data pipeline management (ETL)
• SQL and MapReduce job tuning to improve data processing performance
• Write well‑crafted, well‑tested, readable, maintainable code
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge
• Participate in on‑call rotations to ensure high availability and reliability of workflows and data
• Unblock, support and communicate with internal & external partners to achieve results

Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
• 2+ years of relevant professional experience
• Strong experience with Spark
• Experience with Hadoop (or similar) Ecosystem, S3, DynamoDB, MapReduce, Yarn, HDFS, Hive, Spark, Presto, Pig, HBase, Parquet
• Experience defining API schemas and developing backend services in a microservices environment
• Strong skills in a scripting language (Python, Ruby, Bash)
• Good understanding of SQL Engine and able to conduct advanced performance tuning
• Proficient in at least one of the SQL languages (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SqlServer, Oracle)
• Experience with workflow management tools (Airflow, Oozie, Azkaban, UC4)
• Comfortable working directly with data and business partners to bridge Lyft’s business goals with data engineering

Benefits

• Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account
• RRSP plan to help save for your future
• In addition to provincial observed holidays, salaried team members are covered under Lyft's flexible paid time off policy. The policy allows team members to take off as much time as they need (with manager approval). Hourly team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service
• Lyft is proud to support new parents with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top‑up plan to complement provincial programs. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible.
• Subsidized commuter benefits

Lyft is committed to creating an inclusive workforce that fosters belonging. Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offences, or any other basis protected by applicable law or by Company policy. Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process. Please contact your recruiter if you wish to make such a request.

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 at least 3 days per week, including 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 Toronto area is CAD $108,000 - CAD $135,000, 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.

Lyft may use artificial intelligence to screen applicants, however, Lyft employees make the ultimate selection and hiring decisions.

This job fills an existing vacancy.