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About the Role

Growth teams are central to Lyft's products and decision-making, driving business growth. This role involves building systems that empower users (Drivers and Riders) by making them more predictive, personalized, and adaptive. The ideal candidate will build and own innovative applications, solve problems with distributed computing, and thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Responsibilities

Design and implement backend features end-to-end with clear ownership, delivering well-scoped work from technical design through to production with moderate guidance from senior engineers
Write clean, reliable, well-tested code that meets team standards and holds up in code review
Participate actively in code reviews, giving specific and constructive feedback while continuing to develop your own review instincts
Debug and resolve issues across backend services including performance bottlenecks, reliability problems, and data integrity issues
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and partner engineering teams to clarify requirements and surface technical constraints early
Contribute to technical discussions and help evaluate implementation approaches for new features
Write unit and integration tests for your own code and develop familiarity with the team's broader testing and observability practices
Address technical debt and make incremental improvements to existing services as part of regular development work
Participate in on-call rotations, respond to production incidents, and support teammates in mitigating customer-impacting events
Communicate progress, blockers, and tradeoffs clearly within the team

Requirements

3–5 years of software engineering experience with a history of designing & shipping backend features in production environments
BS/MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
Strong proficiency in one or more backend languages (Go, Python, Java, or similar); experience with Python is a plus, with a solid understanding of performance and reliability fundamentals
Solid working knowledge of distributed systems concepts — microservices, REST and/or gRPC APIs, message queues, and async processing patterns
Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases, including data modeling, querying, and basic indexing and performance considerations
Experience with observability tooling — logging, metrics, and alerting — and a developing instinct for how to make systems debuggable in production
Comfortable working with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar) at a feature level, with a growing understanding of how services are deployed and operated
Experience writing and maintaining unit and integration tests with a focus on reliability and regression prevention
Familiarity with Git workflows, code review processes, and CI/CD pipelines
Ability to scope and break down moderately complex tasks independently
Good communication skills and a collaborative approach to problem-solving
Experience with machine learning and building LLM applications (Nice to have)
Proficiency in AI tools (Nice to have)

Skills

Backend development
Distributed computing
Go
Python
Java
Microservices
REST APIs
gRPC APIs
Message queues
Async processing patterns
Relational databases
NoSQL databases
Data modeling
Querying
Indexing
Observability tooling
Logging
Metrics
Alerting
Cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP)
Unit testing
Integration testing
Git workflows
Code review processes
CI/CD pipelines
Machine learning (Nice to have)
LLM applications (Nice to have)
AI tools (Nice to have)

Location

Toronto area

Work Type

Hybrid
In-office (at least 3 days per week)
Remote (up to 4 weeks per year)

Experience Level

3-5 years of software engineering experience

Education Level

BS/MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent 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 plus an additional day for each year of service (hourly team members)
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 cultivates a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
Growth teams are at the heart of our products and decision-making to drive business growth.
The Growth Platforms team owns both the Incentives & Messaging systems for Lyft.
These systems determine & send the right messaging and/or incentives to the right user at the right time.
We work with lyft-wide engineering teams including rider & driver side, marketing, and product management to adapt our services and the platform offerings to be able to enable growth across Lyft.
You will gain comprehensive knowledge of Lyft's internal services and operations and adapt them to meet the growth needs.
You will have the opportunity to build and improve the quality and efficiency of the various growth platforms & tools that are critical for Lyft.
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.