Software Engineer, Data Platform

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Mental health benefits

Family building benefits

Child care and pet benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Subsidized commuter benefits

Lyft credits

Lyft Pink membership

Job summary

Lyft is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, deploy, and maintain our platform offerings. You will work on data-enabled systems, emphasizing reliability and scalability, with ownership from design to implementation.

The role requires deep problem-solving skills, experience with large-scale infrastructure, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. This position is in-office on a hybrid schedule in the San Francisco area.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience with data structures/algorithms.
• 2+ years building large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, or data infrastructure.
• Experience with Kubernetes and container technologies (Docker, cri-o, etc.).
• Familiar with cloud environments such as AWS/GCP/Azure.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, monitor, operate and maintain platform elements.
• Help establish roadmap and architecture based on technology and needs.
• Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable code.
• Analyze internal systems and processes to identify improvements/automation.
• Collaborate with product stakeholders to address and prioritise edge cases.
• Help lead large projects from inception to execution.
• Unblock and communicate with internal partners to achieve results.

Skills

Software engineering

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Docker

Tools

cri-o

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.

The Data Trust team within Data Platform is responsible for empowering Lyft with reliable and easily discoverable data, while fostering proactive data stewardship, and streamlining data operations, to drive informed decision-making and foster innovation. The team owns components including Verity as data quality tooling, Amundsen as data discovery tooling and data governance.

As a Software Engineer, with your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance the platform offerings. Your work will have a major impact on several areas of the business.

We are looking for candidates who are self-starters and have a proven track record of delivering software solutions that can solve critical business needs. The candidate should be able to dive deep into any problems with lots of ambiguity and build a technical solution to solve it. They should be willing to take ownership of a project or a feature and be able to drive it from design to implementation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, monitor, operate and maintain existing or new elements of our platform
• Help establish roadmap and architecture based on technology and our needs
• Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code
• Analyze our internal systems and processes and locate areas for improvement/automation
• Collaborate with product org stakeholders to address and prioritize custom edge cases
• Help lead large projects from inception to positive execution
• Unblock, support and communicate with internal partners to achieve results

Experience

• 3+ years of software engineering industry experience and with data structures/algorithms
• 2+ years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, and/or experience with data infrastructure
• Experience working with kubernetes and container technologies (e.g. Docker, cri-o, etc)
• Familiar with a cloud-based environments such as AWS/GCP/Azure

Benefits

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• 401(k) plan with company match to help save for your future
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Subsidized commuter benefits
• Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership

Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule - Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. Hybrid

The expected base pay range for this position in the San Francisco area is $128,000 - $160,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location.