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About the Role

The Trust & Safety function at Lyft is dedicated to keeping every Lyft ride safe for both riders and drivers. We build and maintain the tools, features, and systems that deter bad actors, protect vulnerable populations, and reinforce trust across the platform. 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.

Responsibilities

Drive high-impact projects and innovate new solutions to provide the best user experience.
Work closely with cross-functional teams and partner teams to develop solutions based on technology and business needs, and advance team’s goals and priorities.
Independently lead features from idea to positive execution and launch.
Unblock, support and communicate with internal partners to achieve results.
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.
Participate in on call rotations.
Share knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, and promoting appropriate tech and engineering best practices.

Requirements

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.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners.

Skills

Python
Golang
AWS
Object oriented programming
Backend software development
Distributed systems
Concurrency

Location

Toronto area

Work Type

Hybrid
In-office

Experience Level

3+ 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

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 (salaried team members)
15 days paid time off (hourly team members)
Additional day of PTO for each year of service (hourly team members)
18 weeks of paid time off for new parents (top-up plan)
Subsidized commuter benefits
Lyft ride credits

About the Company

Lyft's purpose is to serve and connect.
Lyft cultivates a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture.
Lyft may use artificial intelligence to screen applicants, however, Lyft employees make the ultimate selection and hiring decisions.

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.