Senior Software Engineer, Recommendations

EvoResume; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 136,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health and dental coverage

Life insurance and disability benefits

Mental health benefits

Family building benefits

Child care benefits

Pet benefits

RRSP plan

Flexible paid time off

18 weeks paid parental leave

Subsidized commuter benefits

Job summary

Lyft\'s Applied AI group in Toronto, Canada, is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Recommendations team. You will help build backend systems that decide what riders see and when, operating in a distributed, production environment.

The role is full-time and hybrid, requiring in-office presence at least 3 days a week. Candidates should bring 5+ years of production software experience, strong Python and Go skills, and expertise with cloud platforms and databases.

Qualifications

• BS/MS or equivalent in CS/Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of software/production infrastructure experience
• Experience with Python and Go
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), distributed systems, and databases such as PostgreSQL or DynamoDB
• Proficient with AI coding tools to accelerate workflows
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming
• Experience with data structures or algorithms
• Participate in the team\'s on-call rotation

Responsibilities

• Build backend systems that decide what riders see and when
• Work on distributed backend using Python and Go
• Collaborate with Lyft\'s Applied AI group
• Participate in the team\'s on-call rotation

Skills

Python

Go

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

AI tools

Object-oriented programming

Data structures & algorithms

On-call rotation

Education

BS/MS or equivalent in CS/Engineering

Tools

Copilot

Claude Code

Cursor

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Recommendations at Lyft, Toronto, Canada.

Full time, hybrid, in office at least 3 days a week.

Lyft's Applied AI group is hiring a senior engineer onto its Recommendations team in Toronto, building the backend systems that decide what riders get shown and when. Lyft prints the base pay range on the advert, which is still unusual for a senior engineering role in Canada. The filter is seniority: five years of production experience, Python and Go, and distributed systems.

Requirements:

• BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent practical experience


• 5+ years of software engineering/production infrastructure industry experience


• Experience with Python and Go


• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), distributed systems, and databases such as PostgreSQL or DynamoDB


• Proficient and effective in using AI tools (e.g. Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) to accelerate coding and engineering workflows


• Proficiency in object-oriented programming


• Experience working with data structures or algorithms


• Participate in the team's on-call rotation

The role offers:

• Expected base pay range CAD $136,000 to CAD $170,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or 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


• Flexible paid time off policy for salaried team members, with manager approval


• 18 weeks of paid time off for new parents, as a top-up plan to complement provincial programs. Biological, adoptive and foster parents are all eligible


• Subsidized commuter benefits


• Hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year