Staff Software Engineer, Lyft
Lyft Media
$193.5-215k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Ride sharing company
Open for applications
Ride sharing company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$193.5-215k
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'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
- We're looking for a motivated and results-oriented Software Engineer with experience in advertising to join our growing team!
- You must be able to work fast and independently, and possess excellent teamwork and communication skills
- The ideal candidate will also have an excitement for solving data-driven marketing problems and relevant experience in the ads space
- BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience
- 5+ years of software engineering ad 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.)
- Proficiency in scripting languages to use APIs to automate manual processes
- Experience with common CI tools (Jenkins, Buildkite, CircleCI, TeamCity), and proficiency in at least one of those tools
- Sold knowledge of distributed systems, relational and NoSQL databases
- Ability to communicate in English in writing, meeting and presentations
What the job involves
- 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
- For this role on Lyft Media, you will be working on one of the most profitable and fastest growing revenue centers in our company
- We are the team that brings delightful ad experiences in the Lyft app and in out-of-home displays such as tablets mounted behind driver seats or on displays mounted on the top of the cars
- In this role, you will be responsible for guiding the architecture and design, quality and best practices for the digital ads platform
- Define technical roadmap for team, identifying areas that need improvement and leading cross-team solutions
- Identify, architect, and build the right systems or products to improve the business
- 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
- Proactively participate in resolving ongoing incidents
- Enable collaboration across multiple teams to deliver on cross-team initiatives, while delegating ownership and uplifting those around them
- Share your knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, and evangelizing appropriate tech and engineering best practices
Otta's take
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
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.
Insights
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
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Founders
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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