Hybrid Backend Engineer — Airports Platform

Lyft; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Mental health benefits

Family building benefits

Child care benefits

401(k) with company match

PTO: paid time off

18 weeks paid parental leave

Commuter benefits

Lyft credits & Lyft Pink

Job summary

Lyft is seeking an engineer to join the Airports team, driving real-time airport integrations and dependable experiences for drivers and riders. You will collaborate across teams to tackle unique travel challenges, including managing real-time airport communications and ensuring our tech integrates with airport operations.

The role emphasizes collaboration, coding with Python and Go, and delivering scalable features for millions of travelers.

Qualifications

• BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 2–5+ years of software engineering/production infrastructure experience.
• Experience with Python, Go.
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming.
• Experience with data structures or algorithms.
• Ability to work with a low-ego, highly collaborative, cross-functional team.
• Bonus points: open-source projects.

Responsibilities

• Drive high-impact projects and innovate new solutions to provide the best user experience.
• Lead large features from idea to execution and launch.
• Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure quality and knowledge sharing.
• Participate in on-call rotation and triage/debug issues across apps and platforms.
• Explain trade-offs made in decisions.
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

Skills

Python

Go

Object-oriented programming

Data structures/algorithms

Cross-functional collaboration

Open-source experience

Education

B.S./B.E. or M.S. in CS/CE or related field

Job description

Lyft is seeking an engineer to join the Airports team, driving real-time airport integrations and dependable experiences for drivers and riders. You will collaborate across teams to tackle unique travel challenges, including managing real-time airport communications and ensuring our tech integrates with airport operations.

The role emphasizes collaboration, coding with Python and Go, and delivering scalable features for millions of travelers.