At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We’re looking for someone who is excited about working in a fast-paced, innovative, and impactful environment to create reliable solutions to distributed computing, ML, and data problems. If you’re interested in playing a large part in demand / supply management and improving the Lyft customer experience, this could be a great fit for you.

Help define the roadmap and architecture based on technology and business needs Lead projects of multiple people from idea to positive execution Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code Utilize your expertise in Python, Golang, AWS to deliver robust and scalable solutions Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience ~5+ years of software engineering industry experience ~ Extensive experience in object oriented programming, ideally in GoLang or Python ~ Experience in backend software development of large-scale distributed systems and concurrency ~ Experience working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, etc.) ~ Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability advantages 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 believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offences, or any other basis protected by applicable law or by Company policy.

Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process. 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. The expected base pay range for this position in the Toronto area is $136,000 - $170,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits.

Lyft may use artificial intelligence to screen applicants, however, Lyft employees make the ultimate selection and hiring decisions.

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