At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. The Trust & Safety function at Lyft is dedicated to keeping every Lyft ride safe for both riders and drivers. As an Backend Engineer working on Trust & Safety, you’ll work at the intersection of product, design, engineering, and policy to ship high-impact safety features to millions of users.

Drive high-impact projects and innovate new solutions to provide the best user experience. 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, as well as on call rotations Share your knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, and promoting appropriate tech and engineering best practices BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience ~3+ years of software engineering industry experience ~ Extensive experience in object oriented programming, ideally in GoLang or Python ~ Experience in backend software development of distributed systems and concurrency ~ Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits Mental health benefits 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 adaptable 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 CAD $108,000 - CAD $135,000, 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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