Director of Engineering

Lyft; Birmingham (AL); Ibrido; USD 148.000 - 205.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Lyft seeks a Director of Engineering on a freelance basis to steer backend initiatives while reducing tech debt. The role emphasizes strong PHP discipline, testing, and clear communication.

Remuneration ranges from $148,000 to $205,000 with flexible scheduling and a growth-focused plan. The position involves leading design reviews, coordinating with Birmingham, AL teams and remote colleagues, and delivering reliable backend services using Swift and public speaking.

Competenze

• Director-level communication and mentoring capabilities.
• Experience with PHP design reviews and backend architecture.
• Ability to manage deadlines under pressure and coordinate with teams.

Mansioni

• Lead PHP design reviews to prevent costly mistakes.
• Monitor error budgets and manage risk across teams.
• Diagnose and fix user-reported issues via monitoring tools.
• Evaluate new tools and PHP libraries for adoption.
• Coordinate releases with stakeholders across Birmingham, AL and remote teams.
• Design, build, and maintain backend services using Swift and public speaking.

Conoscenze

Public Speaking

Unit Testing

Clear communicator

Mentoring under deadline pressure

Strumenti

PHP

Swift

Cypress

Descrizione del lavoro

The Director of Engineering we hire will help Lyft pay down years of technical debt without anyone calling it a rewrite, using PHP sparingly and well. We're hiring a Director of Engineering to join Lyft on a freelance basis, with $148,000 - $205,000 on offer and genuine room to advance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead PHP design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Birmingham, AL builds them
• Watch Cypress error budgets and pump the brakes before Birmingham, AL burns through them
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and PHP libraries
• Coordinate releases with stakeholders across Birmingham, AL and remote teams
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Swift and Public Speaking

What You'll Bring

• Director fluency in Public Speaking, with Unit Testing on your roadmap
• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first
• A communicator who can disagree without making it personal
• Track record that proves you can generously-mentoring ship under deadline pressure

Lyft doesn't sell technology so much as guarantee it, a boldly-pragmatic distinction the Birmingham, AL team takes personally. We'd rather coach a ruthlessly-focused learner than babysit a brilliant jerk, every single time.

This freelance role pays $148,000 - $205,000 and includes flexible scheduling plus a structured plan to grow your Growth Mindset expertise.