Staff Software Engineer, Lyft
Data Platform
$172-215k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Ride sharing company
Open for applications
Ride sharing company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$172-215k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation.
Role
Who you are
- We are in search of individuals who have extensive experience in large scale data systems
- We are looking for experienced candidates who are self starters and have a proven track record of delivering major projects that can solve critical business needs
- The candidate should be able to dive deep into any problem areas with lots of ambiguity and build a technical solution to solve it
- They should be willing to take complete ownership of a charter or a system and be able to set a vision for it
- 9+ years of experience working with open source systems like Hive, Spark, Presto etc
- 7+ years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems or networks, and/or experience with compute technologies
- Expertise in configuring, optimizing and debugging large scale compute clusters
- Possess a strong understanding of the latest data technologies and has the ability to bring in cross-industry partnerships and knowledge into the team
- Strong proficiency in working with kubernetes and container technologies (e.g. Docker, cri-o, etc)
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with teams across various orgs
- Experience working with kubernetes and container technologies (e.g. Docker, cri-o, etc)
- Familiar with a cloud-based environments such as AWS/GCP/Azure
- Bonus: experience with envoy
What the job involves
- We are seeking a talented Staff Software Engineer to join our dynamic Batch Compute Team
- In this role, you'll be instrumental in owning these systems, designing, developing and setting the vision of offline compute at Lyft
- Your work will have a major impact on several areas of the business
- Own, lead and set the vision for one or more large scale offline compute systems
- Work with data engineers, data scientists, ML engineers and software engineers from other orgs to understand their requirements, build solutions and enforce best practices
- Innovate how ETLs and offline compute should work at Lyft
- Set high standards, mentor and coach other engineers on the team
Our take
Lyft has aimed for consistent growth, making sure to pitch itself as a more reliable and friendly ride-sharing option than its main competitor, Uber. Uber has a greater market share and operates globally, but Lyft hopes to compete by its focus on ride-sharing over Uber's more diversified business approach and as a more rider-friendly and greener alternative to Uber.
Operating only in the USA and Canada, Lyft is in a position of being less affected by global events than Uber but also more vulnerable to local conditions. As an example, while it doesn't face the regulatory hurdles around employment rights that Uber does, it is unable to balance out the cost of the unusually expensive US auto insurance across its operations.
In 2022, Lyft acquired PBSC Urban Solutions, a bike-share equipment and technology supplier, allowing Lyft to compete in new verticals and reaffirming its commitment to green transportation. It has also trialed and launched Lyft Assisted, where drivers help passengers from their door into the car to get to medical appointments. These developments chime well with Lyft's unique selling point as a friendlier and more environmentally aware ride-sharing app.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 14 rounds)
Jun 2018
$600m
LATE VC
Mar 2018
$200m
LATE VC
Total funding: $4.9bn
Company benefits
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Mental health benefits
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
- 401(k) plan to help save for your future
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
- Family building benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
John Zimmer
(Co-Founder)Originally an Analyst at Lehman Brothers, Zimmer then founded Zimride which was a private ridesharing company that pivoted into Lyft.
Logan Green
(Co-Founder)Founded Zimride, a private ridesharing company which later pivoted into Lyft.
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