Staff Engineer, Lime
AI Enablement & Platform
$190-261k
+ Offers Equity + Offers Bonus
Electric bike and scooter rentals
Job no longer available
Electric bike and scooter rentals
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$190-261k
+ Offers Equity + Offers Bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of experience in IT Engineering, Systems Integration, or Automation
- High proficiency in AI-assisted development (e.g., using LLMs, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to rapidly prototype and deploy lightweight internal tooling, (e.g., Slack Apps, or Chrome Extensions)
- Expertise in REST APIs, webhooks, and connecting enterprise systems (like Jira, Zendesk, or Snowflake
- A "governance-first" mindset. You understand how to build secure, scalable frameworks for AI-generated code and enforce data privacy guardrails across the corporate environment
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into accessible training materials, with experience leading technology adoption or enablement programs
- Ability to translate manual, heavy-lifting business workflows into automated, AI-assisted solutions that drive measurable ROI
- If you want to make an impact, Lime is the place for you. Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? If this role excites you we encourage you to apply. Explore all opportunities on our career page
What the job involves
- The AI Lab is a new, foundational team within Corporate Technology
- We act as the central owners of enterprise GenAI and AI-driven tools
- Our mission is to move beyond basic GenAI adoption to deliver specific, high-ROI business use cases, while driving proactive training and continuous enablement across the company
- We standardize platforms, governance, and reusable building blocks so teams at Lime can innovate safely, quickly, and effectively
- This is a remote position with a requirement for candidates to reside in the United States to maintain effective collaboration across teams
- Lead the architecture and governance of Lime's enterprise AI ecosystem, developing a secure "Hub-and-Spoke" model for business units to safely deploy AI solutions
- Design and engineer initial high-impact pilot use cases, including tools to accelerate month-end financial close processes and AI engines to parse complex city RFPs
- Drive AI Enablement & Adoption: Design and execute a comprehensive internal training program and enablement strategy to ensure Limers are effectively utilizing approved GenAI tools
- Partner with our Engineering team to maintain secure, air-gapped Isolated Exploration (Sandbox) environments to enable safe experimentation across Lime
- Scale Continued Education: Build and maintain an internal repository of AI best practices, curated prompt libraries, and specialized training modules tailored to different departments
- Measure Impact: Define and programmatically track key adoption and efficiency metrics, proving the ROI of our AI investments through baseline time-to-task comparisons
- Partner closely with Identity & Access Management and Security teams to govern "Agent" access across functional systems and eliminate "shadow AI" risks
Our take
In recent years, electric-powered mobility companies have attracted an extraordinary amount of interest and funding, in part due to rising eco-friendly sentiment, and in part because of the race to "find the next Uber". Lime is one such company, that has rapidly scaled across multiple geographies to be a key player in the fight for market leadership.
Lime, along with its competitors, has had to grapple with regulation in many of its target markets, but nonetheless has steadily increased its footprint. Since its launch, the company has facilitated millions of trips, making it one of the biggest companies of its kind. Interestingly, the CEO has stated that "cars are our true business rivals—not other scooter companies", suggesting that its biggest business challenge will be to get families to give up their second cars.
With a presence that spans an impressive number of regions - in 2023, Lime began operating in Qatar - the company has cemented itself in the micromobility market and stands to profit from the increasing popularity of these types of services. A substantial increase in ridership enabled Lime to achieve "free cash flow positivity" two years in a row, with suggestions it will pursue a US IPO in 2027.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2021
$523m
CONVERTIBLE
May 2020
$170m
SERIES E
Total funding: $1.5bn
Company benefits
- Disability insurance
- 401(k)
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Toby
(Co-Founder & Board Advisor)Founder and CEO of ZERO&. Was a Marketing Manager at Pepsi for 6 years before doing an MBA at Berkeley. Moved into consulting and VC for 5 years before starting Lime.
Brad
(Co-Founder & Chairman)VP of Business Development at Tencent for 8 years. Managing Partner of a VC firm for 3 years, where he worked with Toby. Has an MBA from Berkeley.
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