Senior Software Engineer (backend), AI

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.

Lyft is looking for experienced software engineers from a variety of disciplines. We are growing our team with people who want to build, improve and incorporate technologies that make the lives of our community more enriched. As an engineer at Lyft, you'll collaborate with teams like product, data science, analytics, and operations on code that empower us to iterate quickly, while focusing on delighting our passengers and drivers.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Marketplace team, you will lead work streams to improve business operations in Lyft’s Marketplace. You'll design AI driven data analytics platforms, data pipelines and metric governance systems that our business leaders use on a daily basis to make key strategic decisions. You will partner with business leaders and data scientists across our organizations to enable running the business more efficiently.

Responsibilities

Help define the roadmap and architecture based on technology and business needs

Drive AI innovation for business analytics and operations

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

Have a good grasp and ability to explain the various tradeoffs made in decisions

Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge

Lead projects from idea to positive execution

Incorporate considerations for business context and failure modes in your work

Proactively participate in resolving ongoing incidents

Unblock, support, effectively communicate, and obtain buy-in across teams to achieve results

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

Experience

5+ years of software engineering industry experience with a high level programming language (bonus points for experience with Python or Go)

AI Experience in Agentic workflows, Model Evaluation, Causal models and Anomaly detection

When facing a problem that's poorly defined or outside of your expertise, you can quickly learn what you need to dig in, make sense of the problem, and start working towards a solution

You're a great communicator, and can advocate for your proposals while also empathizing with your teammates' goals and priorities

You have experience defining API schemas and developing backend services in a microservices environment

You have a history of going out of your way to help out your fellow engineer to make them more productive

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 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

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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. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. 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 New York City area is $148,000 - $185,000. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.