Senior Software Engineer, Lyft Business

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture and technical design for systems that are highly available, scalable, and built to last — not just for today's requirements but for where the product is heading
• Own features end-to-end: from shaping the technical spec and design through to production rollout and operational health
• Think critically about how AI capabilities can be incorporated into Lyft Business products to improve the experience for business admins and riders — and bring that perspective into roadmap and architecture conversations
• Make well-reasoned trade-off decisions and communicate them clearly to peers, leads, and cross-functional partners
• Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code and hold a high bar for the same in code reviews
• Partner across engineering, product, and design to align on direction and get buy-in on technical approaches
• Proactively engage in incident response, contributing both to resolution and to long-term reliability improvements
• Grow the team's technical culture through design reviews, tech talks, and mentorship

Experience

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of designing and shipping production systems at scale
• Strong system design instincts — you can reason through distributed systems trade-offs, identify failure modes, and choose the right architecture for the problem
• Curious and informed opinions about how AI can meaningfully improve product experiences, not just as a workflow tool but as a capability embedded in what we build
• Hands-on experience with large-scale, fault-tolerant distributed systems in a cloud environment (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming; experience with the languages and frameworks used in our stack is a plus
• Solid foundations in relational and NoSQL databases — data modeling, query optimization, and operational considerations
• Clear communicator who can explain technical decisions in writing, in design reviews, and across teams

Benefits

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• 401(k) plan with company match to help save for your future
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Subsidized commuter benefits
• Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership

Pay

• The expected base pay range for this position in the San Francisco area is $148,000 - $185,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits.

Schedule

• This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.