Lyft

ML Software Engineer, ETA

Lyft$140K — $176K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related quantitative field
  • 3+ years of Machine Learning experience
  • Familiarity with big data processing and tools like Apache Airflow and Spark is a plus
  • Strong coding skills in languages like Go and Python
  • Ability to collaborate with distributed teams across multiple time zones

Responsibilities

  • Analyze data and create proof-of-concept models to assess ML and non-ML solutions
  • Evaluate tradeoffs between model accuracy and operational efficiency
  • Develop and implement statistical, machine learning, or optimization models
  • Produce scalable code that handles millions of requests daily
  • Engage in code and design reviews, providing production support and managing incidents
  • Write high-quality, maintainable code

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with enrollment perks
  • Mental health and well-being support
  • Benefits for family building and child care
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching
  • Flexible paid time off including 18 weeks of parental leave
  • Subsidized commuter options
  • Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership
Full Job Description
We are hiring a Machine Learning Engineer to join our ETA team. Our team builds and maintains Lyft's system responsible for estimating/predicting ETAs for every ride request on our platform. ETAs play a critical role in matching decisions, pricing estimates and overall user experience. Low latency, high reliability and high accuracy are paramount for our success. If you are a critical thinker with experience in machine learning workflows and writing reliable code, passionate about solving business problems using data and working in a dynamic, creative, and collaborative environment, we are searching for you. Our technology stack runs on AWS, Kubernetes, Go, Spark, Python and Apache Airflow. In this role, you will work with incredibly passionate and talented colleagues from software engineering, machine learning and data science on building rideshare experiences that delight millions of riders and drivers. **Responsibilities:** - Perform data analysis and build proof-of-concept to explore and compare ML and non-ML solutions - Be able to make effective tradeoffs between model accuracy, its productization complexity and runtime performance - Develop statistical, machine learning, or optimization models - Write production quality code that can scale well to serve millions of requests per day - Participate in code reviews, design reviews, production on-call support and incident triaging process. - Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code **Experience:** - B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or other quantitative fields or related work experience - 3+ years of Machine Learning experience - Nice-to-have: Experience with big data processing / distributed data pipelines and tools such as Apache Airflow and Spark - Ability to work in distributed teams spread across time zones. (North America and Europe) **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 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 San Francisco area is $140,800 - $176,000, 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.

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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