About this role
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.
With over half a billion rides and counting, Lyft is solving hard problems in a rapidly growing domain with a lot of data and creative solutions in Marketplace, Mapping, Fraud, Growth and beyond. Building a next-generation platform for low-cost, ultra-immersive transportation to improve people's lives requires robust, scalable software systems operating at massive scale. Our highly motivated Software Engineers work on these challenging problems and build the systems that directly impact various aspects of our core business.
If you are a critical thinker with experience building software systems, passionate about solving business problems through well-crafted code and working in a dynamic, creative, and collaborative environment, we are searching for you.
As an associate software engineer, you will be designing, building, and launching the services that power the platform's core products. Compared to similarly-sized technology companies, the set of problems that we tackle is incredibly diverse. They cut across transportation, distributed systems, backend services, mapping, personalization, and real-time infrastructure. We are hiring motivated engineers across each of these areas. We're looking for someone who is passionate about solving problems with code, building reliable and maintainable systems, and is excited about working in a fast-paced, innovative, and collegial environment.
You will report to a Software Engineering Manager.
Responsibilities:
• Partner with Engineers, Data Scientists, Product Managers, and Business Partners to build software for business and user impact
• Perform technical analysis and build proof-of-concept prototypes to explore and propose solutions to both new and existing problems
• Design and develop software components, services, and APIs
• Write production quality code to launch and operate systems at scale
• Evaluate software systems against business goals, reliability, and performance requirements
Experience:
• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or other quantitative fields or related work experience
• Passion for building impactful software systems leveraging expertise in one or multiple areas
• Proficiency in Python, Golang, or other programming language
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including data structures,algorithms, system design, testing, and 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 with company match to help save for your future
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly te