Engineering Manager, Risk Solutions

Lyft; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 172,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the tech industry is seeking an Engineering Manager for their FNOL Tech team in Toronto. This role involves leading talented engineers, setting technical strategies, and ensuring high-quality product delivery. Candidates should have a strong background in backend and frontend technologies, as well as experience in managing teams and driving projects to completion. The position offers a competitive salary and a hybrid work environment, fostering collaboration and innovation.

Benefits

Extended health and dental coverage

Mental health benefits

Flexible paid time off policy

18 weeks of paid time off for new parents

Subsidized commuter benefits

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams.
• Experience architecting and scaling distributed systems.
• Experience launching consumer-facing products.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical vision and strategy for a rapidly evolving product area.
• Mentor and guide the professional development of team members.
• Maintain a balance between building sustainable projects and shipping quickly.

Skills

Backend (Python, Java, C#, Go)

Frontend (JavaScript, React.js)

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

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 vision is to tangibly reduce risk on the Lyft platform. We own tools and workflows for both internal and external parties to collect and report accident details quickly and comprehensively, and provide people with the help they need. We’re focused on creating a Unified Risk Platform that streamlines claim processes across all teams, centralizes communication, organizes data for smarter decisions, and helps lower risks and costs as Lyft grows.

As an Engineering Manager for FNOL Tech (First Notice of Loss) team, you will lead a group of talented engineers and help the team to deliver significant business impact and improve user experience throughout claims lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Set the technical vision and strategy for a rapidly evolving product area
• Lead a team of talented engineers who like to ship scalable, highly available products and tackle engineering problems
• Mentor and guide the professional and technical development of your team members. Help develop their careers and assign them to projects tailored to their skill levels, personalities, work styles, and professional goals
• Build teams that are collaborative, inclusive, and respectful of each other
• Provide continuous feedback, address performance, and recognize the individual strengths and contributions of your team members
• Maintain a balance between building sustainable, high-impact projects and shipping things quickly
• Instill a spirit of continuous improvement in the team’s code, architecture, and processes
• Work with your engineers and/or product managers to maintain a prioritized backlog and create short term and long-term goals
• Work closely with the Lyft recruiting team to hire high potential candidates from diverse backgrounds

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams
• Strong proficiency in Backend (Python, Java, C#, Go other), Frontend (JavaScript, React.js), and Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) technologies.
• Experience architecting, building, and scaling distributed systems
• Experience launching consumer facing products and iterating through data-driven experimentation
• You have experience leading a team of engineers and guiding them through their career development

• You enjoy working in a collaborative environment, and you’re committed to driving projects to completion creatively
• You can motivate and instill a strong sense of ownership in your team
• You have experience guiding teams through planning, prioritization, and execution of work
• You are able to thrive in a cross-functional environment and drive projects to completion
• You work well with product and science partners and help set the product vision for an ambiguous project

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 $172,000 - CAD $215,000. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.