Senior Software Engineer, Lyft
Risk
CA$136-187k
Ride sharing company
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Ride sharing company
1001+ employees
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CA$136-187k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of software engineering industry experience, with a strong focus on Backend development
- BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience
- Experience designing, debugging and running fault-tolerant, highly available, large-scale distributed systems
- Led a set of components from design to launch
- Experience working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, etc.)
- Demonstrated ability to write clear, scalable design documentation and lead architectural discussions
- Experience working with databases, both SQL and NoSQL
What the job involves
- We are looking for experienced Server Software Engineers to join our First Notice of Loss (FNOL) Tech engineering team which is part of Risk organization
- Our vision is to tangibly reduce risk on the Lyft platform, and build the best tools and workflows for both internal and external parties to collect and report accident details quickly, accurately and provide people with the help they need
- Our team is dedicated to establishing a single, Unified Risk Platform where the end to end claim workflows across all teams/business lines are efficiently managed, all communications are consolidated, all data is organized for data-driven intelligence, which enables a cost efficient claim operation and ultimately drives down risks and cost as Lyft businesses scale
- Lead and drive high-impact projects and innovate new solutions to provide the best user experience
- Share your knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, and promoting appropriate tech and engineering best practices
- Owns some of the key systems and components, taking responsibility for their development, deployment, operation, and maintenance
- Provide technical leadership through architectural reviews, system design discussions, and driving improvements in team processes and engineering best practices
- Unblock, support and communicate with internal and external partners to achieve results
- Participate in on-call rotations, proactively monitor systems, lead post-incident reviews, and drive operational excellence initiatives
Our take
Lyft has aimed for consistent growth, making sure to pitch itself as a more reliable and friendly ride-sharing option than its main competitor, Uber. Uber has a greater market share and operates globally, but Lyft hopes to compete by its focus on ride-sharing over Uber's more diversified business approach and as a more rider-friendly and greener alternative to Uber.
Operating only in the USA and Canada, Lyft is in a position of being less affected by global events than Uber but also more vulnerable to local conditions. As an example, while it doesn't face the regulatory hurdles around employment rights that Uber does, it is unable to balance out the cost of the unusually expensive US auto insurance across its operations.
In 2022, Lyft acquired PBSC Urban Solutions, a bike-share equipment and technology supplier, allowing Lyft to compete in new verticals and reaffirming its commitment to green transportation. It has also trialed and launched Lyft Assisted, where drivers help passengers from their door into the car to get to medical appointments. These developments chime well with Lyft's unique selling point as a friendlier and more environmentally aware ride-sharing app.
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Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 14 rounds)
Jun 2018
$600m
LATE VC
Mar 2018
$200m
LATE VC
Total funding: $4.9bn
Company benefits
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Mental health benefits
- In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
- 401(k) plan to help save for your future
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
- Family building benefits
- Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
John Zimmer
(Co-Founder)Originally an Analyst at Lehman Brothers, Zimmer then founded Zimride which was a private ridesharing company that pivoted into Lyft.
Logan Green
(Co-Founder)Founded Zimride, a private ridesharing company which later pivoted into Lyft.
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