Software Engineer, Backend

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 Mapping organization at Lyft has spent the last few years building up Lyft’s mapping assets and capabilities by combining many internal and external data sources and services into an increasingly powerful and mission-critical technology stack. In doing so, we’ve also enabled new user experiences and features across all of Lyft’s products, including rideshare industry leading firsts like Car Play, Android Auto, and real-time driver feedback!

We are hiring a Software Engineer to join our Mapping experiences team that builds end user features to enhance drivers and riders experience on Lyft’s platform by using our in house navigation system. We are looking for an engineer with expertise in system architecture, cross team collaboration, and experience in building scalable solutions in the cloud environments.

In this role, you'll collaborate with engineering, product, data science, analytics, operations, and AI/ML teams on programs that empower us to iterate quickly, delighting our passengers and drivers with rideshare focused mapping experiences.

Responsibilities

Drive high-impact projects and innovate new solutions to provide the best user experience

Lead large features from idea to positive execution and launch

Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code

Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge, as well as on call rotations

Share your knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, and promoting appropriate tech and engineering best practices

Unblock, support and communicate with internal partners to achieve results

Experience

BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience

5+ years of software engineering/production infrastructure industry experience

Experience designing, debugging and running fault-tolerant, highly available, large-scale distributed systems

Experience working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, etc.)

Experience working with databases, relational or No

SQL

Led a set of components from design to launch

It would be a huge plus to have:

Proficiency with Go and Python

Benefits

Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits

Mental health benefits

Family building benefits

Child care and pet benefits

Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account

RRSP plan with company match to help save for your future

In addition to provincial observed holidays, salaried team members are covered under Lyft's flexible paid time off policy. The policy allows team members to take off as much time as they need (with manager approval). Hourly team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service

Lyft is proud to support new parents with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top-up plan to complement provincial programs. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible.

Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits

Lyft is committed to creating an inclusive workforce that fosters belonging. Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offences, or any other basis protected by applicable law or by Company policy.

Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process. Please contact your recruiter if you wish to make such a request.

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 at least 3 days per week,…