Senior Software Engineer, Community Safety
LyftThis role involves defining the roadmap and architecture for community safety initiatives, leading projects from conception to completion, and writing design documentation. The position requires extensive experience in backend software development for large-scale distributed systems, object-oriented programming in Python or Golang, and working with cloud platforms like AWS.
Responsibilities:
- Help define the roadmap and architecture based on technology and business needs
- Unblock, support, effectively communicate, and obtain buy-in across teams to achieve results
- Lead projects of multiple people from idea to positive execution
- Write clear, scalable and clear design documentation
- Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code
- Utilize your expertise in Python, Golang, AWS to deliver robust and scalable solutions
- Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge
- Proactively participate in resolving ongoing incidents
- Share your knowledge through tech talks, mentorship, and evangelizing appropriate tech and engineering best practices
Experience:
- BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience
- 5+ years of software engineering industry experience
- Extensive experience in object oriented programming, ideally in GoLang or Python
- Experience in backend software development of large-scale distributed systems and concurrency
- Experience working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, etc.)
- Strong oral and written communication skills, and ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners
Benefits:
- Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits
- Mental health benefits
- Family building benefits
- Child care and pet benefits
- Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account
- RRSP plan with company match to help save for your future
- In addition to provincial observed holidays, salaried team members are covered under Lyft's flexible paid time off policy. The policy allows team members to take off as much time as they need (with manager approval). Hourly team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service
- Lyft is proud to support new parents with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top-up plan to complement provincial programs. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible.
- Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits
The expected base pay range for this position in the Toronto area is CAD $136,000 - CAD $170,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.

