VP of Engineering

Lyft; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 249,000 - 414,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyft is seeking a temporary VP of Engineering in Modesto, CA, offering a compensation range of $249,000–$414,000 annually. The role focuses on leading engineering teams while addressing a backlog of complex technology challenges and ensuring robust software delivery.

Responsibilities include improving code quality with linting and testing, stabilizing Redis tests, shipping production-ready features, and scaling services from Modesto to California-wide deployment.

Qualifications

• Ability to translate data findings into clear recommendations.
• Proven leadership in fast-paced engineering environments.
• Hands-on proficiency with RabbitMQ and Go.
• Experience addressing production incidents in Go-based systems.
• Comfort with Modesto-based operations and cadence.

Responsibilities

• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis.
• Resurrect flaky Redis tests until the Modesto, CA suite is trustworthy again.
• Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Modesto production without dropping the baton.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Go-based applications.
• Scale Lyft's Delegation services from Modesto pilot to CA-wide rollout.
• Ship incremental improvements to Lyft's Modesto platform on a regular cadence.
• Ship Delegation fixes to Lyft customers in Modesto, CA the same day they report them.
• Stand up observability so Lyft sees failures before customers in CA do.

Skills

Data interpretation

Leadership

Go

RabbitMQ

Production incidents

Tools

Go

RabbitMQ

Redis

Job description

This temporary VP of Engineering seat at Lyft pays $249,000 - $414,000 and comes with a backlog of genuinely interesting technology problems. This temporary job in CA answers 14 years of effort with $249,000 - $414,000 and answers ambition with a clear way up.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis
• Resurrect flaky Redis tests until the Modesto, CA suite is trustworthy again
• Carry features from whiteboard sketch to Modesto, CA production without dropping the baton
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Go-based applications
• Scale Lyft's Delegation services from Modesto pilot to CA-wide rollout
• Ship incremental improvements to Lyft's Modesto platform on a regular cadence
• Ship Delegation fixes to Lyft customers in Modesto, CA the same day they report them
• Stand up observability so Lyft sees failures before customers in CA do

What You'll Bring

• Comfort with the temporary cadence of a Modesto-based operation
• Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into clear recommendations
• Hands-on proficiency with RabbitMQ, ideally paired with Go
• Hands-on familiarity with Go, sharpened by C# side projects

We're Lyft — a playfully-serious Modesto, CA outfit that treats C# less like a feature and more like a craft. Our Modesto team would rather over-communicate than leave a teammate guessing at midnight.

Beginning at $249,000 - $414,000, your growth is mentored, your benefits are full, and your hours flex to match life in Modesto, CA.

Updated on the spot, the Lyft hiring team is reviewing in real time.