Lyft

Senior Software Engineer, Pricing

Lyft$136K — $170K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience
  • 5+ years of software engineering industry experience
  • Extensive experience in object-oriented programming, ideally in GoLang or Python
  • Experience in backend software development of large-scale distributed systems and concurrency
  • Experience working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure)
  • Strong oral and written communication skills for cross-functional collaboration

Responsibilities

  • Help define the roadmap and architecture based on technology and business needs
  • Unblock, support, and effectively communicate across teams to achieve results
  • Lead projects from idea to successful execution
  • Document design clearly and clearly
  • Write maintainable, well-tested code
  • Utilize expertise in Python, Golang, AWS for scalable solutions
  • Participate in code reviews and share knowledge across the team
  • Proactively resolve ongoing incidents

Benefits

  • Extended health and dental coverage, life insurance, and disability benefits
  • Mental health benefits
  • Family building benefits
  • Child care and pet benefits
  • Access to Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account
  • RRSP plan with company match
  • Flexible paid time off policy with unlimited time off potential
  • 18 weeks of paid parental leave for all types of parents
  • Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits
Full Job Description
Marketplace teams are at the heart of our products and decision-making, owning everything from rider pricing to driver earnings, incentives, and efficient matching. We're looking for passionate, driven engineers to build systems that empower our riders and drivers to have the best transportation experience possible through prediction, adaptivity, and personalization. We're looking for someone who is excited about working in a fast-paced, innovative, and impactful environment to create reliable solutions to distributed computing, ML, and data problems.

The Pricing team is a centerpiece of Lyft's Marketplace org, determining prices for all rideshare products and supporting new initiatives. We work with Product & Science to solve and implement complex pricing requirements, balancing the needs of riders, drivers, and the business goals. As an owner of one of the most critical flows in the company, you will work on a wide array of challenges such as latency-sensitive concurrency problems, large scale distributed systems, and experimentation. If you're interested in playing a large part in demand / supply management and improving the Lyft customer experience, this could be a great fit for you.
Responsibilities:
  • Help define the roadmap and architecture based on technology and business needs
  • Unblock, support, effectively communicate, and obtain buy-in across teams to achieve results
  • Lead projects of multiple people from idea to positive execution
  • Write clear, scalable and clear design documentation
  • Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code
  • Utilize your expertise in Python, Golang, AWS to deliver robust and scalable solutions
  • Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge
  • Proactively participate in resolving ongoing incidents
  • Share your knowledge through tech talks, mentorship, and evangelizing appropriate tech and engineering best practices
Experience:
  • BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience
  • 5+ years of software engineering industry experience
  • Extensive experience in object oriented programming, ideally in GoLang or Python
  • Experience in backend software development of large-scale distributed systems and concurrency
  • Experience working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, etc.)
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, and ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners
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 $136,000 - $170,000, 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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