AI-Powered Self-Serve Backend Engineer

Lyft; Ciudad de México; Presencial; MXN 600.000 - 900.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Lyft is seeking a Software Engineer for the Self-Serve Intelligence team to build backend services and GenAI-powered products that autonomously resolve rider and driver issues. You will collaborate with ML engineers, product, design, data science, and operations on high-impact projects, from AI Agent capabilities to evaluation pipelines and robust APIs.

You should bring strong programming instincts, curiosity about applied AI, and comfort working through ambiguity in a rapidly changing space.

Formación

• Proficiency in a general-purpose language (Python, Java, Go); Python preferred.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and microservices.
• Experience building or consuming APIs in a service-oriented environment.
• Exposure to operational or analytical data systems (e.g., DynamoDB, Redis).
• Ability to write scalable, clear design documentation.
• Ability to learn new technologies rapidly and build scalable solutions.
• Ability to manage workload with guidance from senior engineers.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools responsibly (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot).
• Willingness to work through ambiguity and deliver deployable solutions.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, and maintainable code.
• Design, build, and ship backend services and GenAI-powered products that resolve rider and driver issues.
• Independently lead tasks from idea to execution.
• Contribute to evaluation frameworks that measure GenAI-driven experiences.
• Build and extend APIs and data models within the team’s services.
• Debug and improve system reliability and participate in incident resolution.
• Learn and apply emerging AI capabilities to daily work.
• Collaborate with ML, product, design, data science, and operations to ship solutions.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure quality and share knowledge.
• Support knowledge sharing through brown bags and tech talks.

Conocimientos

Python

Distributed systems

APIs

Data systems

Design docs

Rapid learning

Workload mgmt

AI tools

Communication

Herramientas

DynamoDB

Redis

Descripción del empleo

Lyft is seeking a Software Engineer for the Self-Serve Intelligence team to build backend services and GenAI-powered products that autonomously resolve rider and driver issues. You will collaborate with ML engineers, product, design, data science, and operations on high-impact projects, from AI Agent capabilities to evaluation pipelines and robust APIs.

You should bring strong programming instincts, curiosity about applied AI, and comfort working through ambiguity in a rapidly changing space.