About the Role
The Pricing team is a critical part of Lyft’s Marketplace organization, responsible for determining prices for all rideshare products and supporting new initiatives. This role involves solving complex pricing requirements in collaboration with Product & Science, balancing the needs of riders, drivers, and business goals. You will tackle challenges such as latency-sensitive concurrency, large-scale distributed systems, and experimentation, playing a significant role in demand/supply management and enhancing the Lyft customer experience.
Responsibilities
- Help define the roadmap and architecture based on technology and business needs
- Unblock, support, effectively communicate, and obtain buy-in across teams to achieve results
- Lead projects of multiple people from idea to positive execution
- Write clear, scalable and clear design documentation
- Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code
- Utilize expertise in Python, Golang, AWS to deliver robust and scalable solutions
- Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge
- Proactively participate in resolving ongoing incidents
- Share knowledge through tech talks, mentorship, and evangelizing appropriate tech and engineering best practices
Requirements
- 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.)
- Strong oral and written communication skills, and ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners
Skills
- Python
- Golang
- AWS
- Object-oriented programming
- Backend software development
- Large-scale distributed systems
- Concurrency
- Public cloud platforms
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Collaboration
- Influence
Location
- Toronto area
Work Type
- Hybrid
- In-office (at least 3 days per week)
- Remote (up to 4 weeks per year)
Experience Level
- 5+ years of software engineering industry experience
Education Level
- BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience
Salary/Compensations
- $136,000 - $170,000
Benefits
- Extended health and dental coverage options
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Mental health benefits
- Family building benefits
- Child care benefits
- Pet benefits
- Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account
- RRSP plan with company match
- Flexible paid time off policy (salaried team members)
- 15 days paid time off (hourly team members)
- Additional day of PTO per year of service (hourly team members)
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave (top-up plan)
- Subsidized commuter benefits
- Lyft ride credits
About the Company
- Lyft's purpose is to serve and connect.
- Lyft aims to cultivate a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
- Marketplace teams are at the heart of Lyft's products and decision-making, owning everything from rider pricing to driver earnings, incentives, and efficient matching.
- Lyft may use artificial intelligence to screen applicants, however, Lyft employees make the ultimate selection and hiring decisions.
- This job fills an existing vacancy.
Equal Opportunity
- Lyft is committed to creating an inclusive workforce that fosters belonging.
- 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.
- Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.
- Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process. Please contact your recruiter if you wish to make such a request.
