Software Engineer, Backend
About The Position
At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. Lyft Urban Solutions powers the bike-sharing and scooter-sharing systems that move millions of people in over 60 cities worldwide. We built North America's first automated bike-share system and continue to lead the micromobility revolution. Our systems operate globally - from Citi Bike in New York to BIXI in Montreal, Divvy in Chicago, Capital Bikeshare in DC, and iconic systems in Austin, Barcelona, Bogota, Boston, Buenos Aires, Columbus, Detroit, Dubai, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Monaco, Pittsburgh, Portland, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Toronto, and beyond. We're not just technology providers - we operate these systems, building the software, hardware, and operations that make urban micromobility work at scale. Ready to shape how millions of people move through their cities every day? We're looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join the Rider Experience team within Lyft Urban Solutions. Your work will directly power the digital experiences behind our bike-share and scooter-share platformsYou'll build the backend systems that make membership programs, rider features, and real-time experiences feel seamless and fast. We're moving quickly on this hire; the team has ambitious goals for 2026 and needs strong engineers who are ready to ship. Our engineers are sharp, pragmatic problem-solvers who move fast and deploy to production continuously.
Requirements
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years of software engineering experience in production environments
- Hands-on experience with Python and/or Go
- Familiarity with datastores such as Dynamo DB and cloud-based environments such as AWS
- Strong proficiency in object-oriented programming and foundational CS concepts (data structures, algorithms)
Responsibilities
- Take independent ownership of high-impact features and small projects, driving them from early design through launch and iteration
- Own components within our systems, responsible for their development, deployment, operation, and maintenance
- Write reliable, performant, maintainable, and scalable code, and contribute to ongoing improvements in code structure, tooling, and technical debt reduction
- Ensure comprehensive testing for your features, including unit and end-to-end tests, with an eye toward overall system impact
- Write technical specs, runbooks, and documentation that address requirements, security, and privacy considerations; contribute to team onboarding docs and norms
- Rotate on-call, monitoring deployed code for stability and performance, proactively fixing bugs, and keeping dashboards and alerts up to date
- Support and escalate production incidents as needed, and contribute improvements to on-call practices and long-term reliability
- Partner closely with product, data science, analytics, and operations teams to move fast without breaking things
- Communicate technical trade-offs clearly, to engineers and non-engineers alike
- Participate in code reviews and technical discussions, and take the lead with support as needed
- Accurately scope and estimate tasks and features; engage in roadmapping discussions and contribute feedback
- Partner with product, design, TPM, QA, and other cross-functional teams where applicable
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
