Senior Software Engineer, Driver XP

Lyft
San Francisco, CA

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 and product-focused software engineers. We are growing our team with people who want to build, improve, and incorporate technologies that enrich the lives of our community. As an engineer at Lyft, you'll collaborate cross functionally with product, data science, analytics, and operations on code that empowers us to iterate quickly while focusing on delighting our passengers and drivers.


Responsibilities:
Write well-crafted, maintainable code and collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineering teams to deliver complex features from idea to execution.
Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables, while considering business context and failure modes in design decisions.
Participate in code reviews, ensuring code quality, sharing knowledge, and mentoring junior engineers.
Join the on-call rotation, triaging and resolving incidents/issues across applications and platforms.
Contribute to defining the roadmap and architecture, and identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.
Participate in hiring activities: take part in technical interviews, live coding, share detailed feedback to hire the best technical talent in the function.


Experience:
5+ years of software engineering experience with high-level programming languages; experience with Python and Go is a plus.
BS/MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
Strong background in distributed systems, and proficient in both relational and NoSQL databases.
Proven experience in designing, debugging, and managing fault-tolerant, highly available, large-scale distributed systems.

 


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 San Francisco area is $148,000 - $185,000, 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.

 

Posted 2026-02-13

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