Lyft

Software Engineer, Fulfillment

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

Qualifications

  • BS/MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent work experience
  • 3+ years of software engineering industry experience
  • Proficient in object-oriented programming
  • Experience in designing and running fault-tolerant, large-scale distributed systems
  • Familiar with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Experience with CI tools like Jenkins or CircleCI
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems and databases (relational and NoSQL)

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to roadmap and architecture aligning with business needs
  • Write maintainable and well-tested code
  • Explain trade-offs in technical decisions
  • Participate in code reviews to ensure quality and knowledge sharing
  • Develop features from specifications to execution
  • Proactively resolve ongoing incidents
  • Facilitate communication and collaboration across teams
  • Share expertise through talks and knowledge sessions

Benefits

  • Extended health and dental coverage with life and disability insurance
  • Mental health support and family building benefits
  • Childcare and pet benefits available
  • Lyft-funded Health Care Savings Account
  • Company-matched RRSP plan for future savings
  • Flexible paid time off policy for salaried team members
  • 18 weeks of paid parental leave for all new parents
  • Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits
Full Job Description
The Fulfillment group, in Marketplace, at Lyft is responsible for determining what inventory can be reliably offered for a given rider session and reliably fulfilling rider requests. The group has a few sub teams that are responsible for generating feasible offers for riders, connecting rider requests with drivers to fulfill those offers and a demand and supply lifecycle platform that power great rideshare experience.

As a software engineer at Lyft, you'll collaborate with other software engineers and cross functions like product, data science and analytics to lead and execute large projects from idea to efficient execution. We're looking for a motivated Software Engineer who is passionate about solving challenging technical problems and is excited about working in a fast-paced, innovative and cross-functional environment where they will take on some of the most interesting and impactful problems in ridesharing.
Responsibilities:
  • Contribute to the roadmap and architecture based on technology and business needs
  • Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code
  • Have a good grasp and ability to explain the various trade offs made in decisions
  • Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge
  • Build Features from tech specification to positive execution
  • 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 and tech talks
Experience:
  • BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience
  • 3+ years of software engineering industry experience
  • Proficiency in object-oriented programming
  • 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 with common CI tools (Jenkins, Buildkite, CircleCI, TeamCity), and proficiency in at least one of those tools
  • Solid knowledge of distributed systems, relational and NoSQL databases
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
NASDAQ

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