Software Engineer, Async Platform at Lyft | CA | Rezi

Software Engineer, Async Platform at Lyft

Software Engineer, Async Platform

Lyft · CA

3 weeks ago

Software Engineer, Async Platform

Lyft · CA

22 days ago
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About the Role

Lyft is building and maintaining a highly scalable asynchronous platform that empowers the organization to handle critical business cases. The software engineering team creates robust and innovative solutions that drive business success and deliver unparalleled value to customers. The team adopts Infrastructure as Code practices to automate resource provisioning and configuration, reducing manual effort and improving consistency. The team culture is built on collaboration, open communication, and a supportive environment where ideas are valued and contributions are recognized, fostering innovation and creativity.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and analyze metrics from operating systems, control planes, and applications for fault detection and performance enhancement.
  • Design, develop, and deploy tooling and systems to improve platform reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
  • Balance feature development speed and reliability with service-level objectives.
  • Operate and improve infrastructure using industry best practices and tools.
  • Participate in design and production readiness reviews, platform management, and capacity planning with cross-functional teams.
  • Document infrastructure operations processes and insights, identify repeatable actions, and automate repetitive tasks.
  • Participate in on-call rotations, respond to incidents, and support other teams in mitigating customer-impacting events.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in software development, automation, and systems engineering.
  • Experience building large-scale infrastructure, distributed systems, or networks.
  • Experience developing in Go, Python, or other object-oriented programming languages.
  • Experience working with cloud-based environments such as AWS/GCP/Azure.
  • Attention to detail and a commitment to keeping code and configuration clean and maintainable.

Skills

  • SQS
  • Kafka
  • Kinesis
  • Go
  • Python
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Azure

Location

  • Toronto

Work Type

  • Hybrid
  • In-office

Experience Level

  • 5+ years

Salary/Compensations

  • CAD $108,000 - CAD $135,000

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
  • 18 weeks of paid time off for new parents (biological, adoptive, and foster)
  • Subsidized commuter benefits
  • Lyft ride credits

About the Company

  • Lyft's purpose is to serve and connect.
  • 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.
  • Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.
  • Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture.

Equal Opportunity

  • 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.