Senior Security Engineer, Corporate Security

Lyft • Seattle, WA

15h • Hybrid

About The Position

Lyft connects people to transportation to change the way we live and get around our communities. Lyft’s engineering team is growing rapidly, and we are looking for Software Engineers with a passion in Security to help us scale. Come be part of the Security team at Lyft focused on enabling and empowering engineering teams to deliver secure services at scale.
Our drivers and passengers entrust Lyft with their personal information and travel details to get where they're going and expect us to keep that data safe. Lyft's security team leads efforts across the company to ensure our systems are secure and worthy of our users' trust.
Lyft Security builds systems to protect and defend infrastructure. We consult with teams as they build and launch new products and features, proactively plan for the unexpected, and respond to incidents that occur. Our work has company wide impact and takes place at all levels of the stack, from infrastructure to web application security, as well as mobile apps, IT, bikes and scooters. We believe in scaling security through engineering fundamentals, automation, and tooling. Check out our blog posts at https://eng.lyft.com/tagged/security to learn more about some of the things we’ve built.
Corporate Security serves as a trusted partner, advisor, and enabler for Enterprise Security at Lyft by meeting and anticipating needs as the company evolves.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering or security engineering industry experience
• Solid experience with a high level programming language (bonus points for experience with Python, Go-lang and shell scripts)
• Exposure to Database technologies including NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch, etc.)
• Experience (or deep interest in) working with security systems
• Understanding of computer network security or major computer networking protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, HTTP, TLS, DNS).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) or any other major cloud service provider
• Kubernetes and container technology experience
• Experience with Okta, Google Workspace, and other identity and productivity platforms commonly found in enterprise SaaS environments
• Experience leveraging AI to automate security workflows

Responsibilities

• Partner cross functionally to design and enforce secure processes that empower Lyft employees
• Help establish roadmaps and prioritize projects based on stakeholders’ needs
• Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, and maintainable code
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge
• Share your knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, and promoting appropriate tech and engineering best practices
• Supporting and improving our existing detection pipelines
• Lead large projects from idea to successful execution
• Unblock, support and communicate with internal partners to achieve results

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees