Hybrid Security Platform Engineer - Build Scalable Detections

Lyft; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Mental health benefits

Family building benefits

Child care benefits

Pet benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Parental leave (18 weeks)

Job summary

Lyft is seeking a backend software engineer in Seattle to design, develop, deploy and monitor distributed systems that power secure detection and response capabilities. You will collaborate with science and product teams to drive projects from inception to launch, write scalable code, and participate in reviews to ensure quality.

The role is hybrid, requiring in-office presence 3 days per week, with base pay disclosed for Seattle.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 2 years of pre- or post-academic experience in software development.
• Experience with Object-oriented programming.
• Experience writing clear, scalable design documentation.
• Experience with backend software development of large-scale distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, monitor, operate and maintain existing or new elements of our systems and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with engineers and partners in science & product to drive projects from inception, specification, execution, to launch.
• Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, and maintainable code.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge.
• Build an extensible and scalable platform that powers secure detection and response capabilities across the security lifecycle.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of detection engineering systems to support critical security monitoring and threat identification flows.

Skills

Object-oriented programming

Backend development

Distributed systems

Code reviews

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Lyft is seeking a backend software engineer in Seattle to design, develop, deploy and monitor distributed systems that power secure detection and response capabilities. You will collaborate with science and product teams to drive projects from inception to launch, write scalable code, and participate in reviews to ensure quality.

The role is hybrid, requiring in-office presence 3 days per week, with base pay disclosed for Seattle.