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About the Role

The Applied AI team is looking for a Backend Engineer to join the AI Entries team. You will build the foundational infrastructure that connects Lyft to emerging AI ecosystems and devices and architect the APIs and orchestration layers that allow third-party agents and multimodal interfaces to interact with Lyft. By building these robust integration, you will help make Lyft available where our riders are.

Responsibilities

• Establish engineering best practices and patterns; help uplift the team's craft and drive a culture of engineering excellence
• Drive high-impact projects and innovate new solutions to deliver the best user experience
• Produce and drive scalable system design for large, complex features — from idea through execution and launch
• Mentor engineers on the team, providing technical guidance and supporting their growth
• Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and share knowledge across the team
• Participate in the team's on-call rotation; identify, triage, debug, and resolve issues across our applications and platforms
• Have the ability to explain the various trade offs made in decisions
• Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.

Requirements

• BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of software engineering/production infrastructure industry experience.
• Experience with Python and Go.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), distributed systems, and databases such as PostgreSQL or DynamoDB
• Proficient and effective in using AI tools (e.g. Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) to accelerate coding and engineering workflows
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming.
• Experience working with data structures or algorithms.
• Ability to work with a low-ego, highly collaborative, and cross-functional team.

Skills

• Python
• Go
• AWS
• GCP
• Azure
• PostgreSQL
• DynamoDB
• AI tools
• Object-oriented programming
• Data structures
• Algorithms
• LLM orchestration (LangChain, etc.)
• Vector Databases
• APIs for conversational agents

Location

• Toronto

Work Type

• Hybrid
• In-office

Experience Level

• 5+ years of software engineering/production infrastructure industry experience.

Education Level

• BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent practical experience.

Salary/Compensations

• CAD $136,000 - CAD $170,000

Benefits

• 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
• Flexible paid time off policy
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave
• Subsidized commuter benefits
• Lyft ride credits

About the Company

• 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.
• Lyft is looking for software engineers from a scope of disciplines. We are growing our team with people who want to build, improve and incorporate technologies that make the lives of our community more enriched. As an engineer at Lyft, you'll collaborate with teams like product, data science, analytics, and operations on code that empower us to iterate quickly, while focusing on delighting our passengers and drivers.

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.