Lyft

Data Engineer

Lyft$108K — $135K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or related field
  • 4+ years of experience in data engineering, particularly with large-scale distributed systems
  • Proficient in Spark, Python (or similar), and SQL performance tuning
  • Familiarity with AWS, Hadoop/S3, Hive, Presto, Airflow and similar tools
  • Strong understanding of ETL processes and data warehousing
  • Ability to work collaboratively across teams to address business challenges

Responsibilities

  • Own and scale data processing flow to accommodate rapid data growth
  • Evolve data models and schemas according to business and engineering requirements
  • Implement systems for tracking data quality and consistency
  • Develop self-service tools for data pipeline management (ETL)
  • Tune SQL and MapReduce jobs to enhance data processing performance
  • Write maintainable and well-tested coding solutions
  • Participate in code reviews and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Benefits

  • Extended health and dental coverage options, life insurance, and disability benefits
  • Mental health and family building benefits
  • Child care and pet benefits
  • Access to a Lyft-funded Health Care Savings Account
  • RRSP plan with company match
  • Flexible paid time off policy for salaried employees
  • 18 weeks of paid time off for new parents
  • Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits
Full Job Description
The Safety and Customer Care (SCC) team at Lyft manages over 1.7 million monthly human and AI interactions and serves as Lyft's primary direct touchpoint with riders and drivers. We handle critical infrastructure that powers both human associates and AI agents to make riders and drivers feel safe and comfortable while riding or driving with Lyft, transforming every support interaction into a moment of genuine connection.

As a Data Engineer on the SCC team, you will have ownership over the data modeling and pipelines that power SCC's Associate and AI Agent Platform . Your efforts will be critical to the reliability of our pipelines, execution of third party data integrations, accurate reporting of agents performance, and efficiency improvements that can save millions of dollars / year. You will work cross-functionally to bridge Lyft's business goals with data engineering. Your efforts will allow access to business and user behavior insights, using huge amounts of Lyft data to fuel several teams such as Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, and many others.
Responsibilities:
  • Owner of the core data pipeline, responsible for scaling up data processing flow to meet the rapid data growth at Lyft
  • Evolve data model and data schema based on business and engineering needs
  • Implement systems tracking data quality and consistency
  • Develop tools supporting self-service data pipeline management (ETL)
  • SQL and MapReduce job tuning to improve data processing performance
  • Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code
  • Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, data science, and marketing teams to understand business problems and align on prioritization and solutions
Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field
  • 4+ years of professional experience in data engineering, ideally with large-scale distributed systems.
  • Strong skills in Spark, Python (or similar scripting language), and SQL performance tuning
  • Experience with AWS, Hadoop/S3, Hive, Presto, Airflow, and related tools
  • Solid understanding of ETL processes, workflow orchestration, and data warehousing
  • A collaborative mindset-you're comfortable working across teams to solve real-world problems
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 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, including 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 Toronto area is CAD $108,000 - CAD $135,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.

Lyft may use artificial intelligence to screen applicants, however, Lyft employees make the ultimate selection and hiring decisions.

This job fills an existing vacancy.

About Lyft

Lyft is a transportation network company that was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company operates a mobile app that allows users to request rides from nearby drivers. Lyft provides ride-hailing services in the United States and Canada, and it has expanded into other transportation services, such as bike-sharing and scooter-sharing. The company is known for its pink mustache logo, which was replaced by a glowing dashboard mustache in 2015. Lyft went public in March 2019.
Learn more about Lyft
Size
4,453 employees
Market Cap
$3.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$1.7 billion
Founded
2012
5 Year Trend
+56.4%
Revenue
$2.3 billion
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