Staff Software Engineer, Lyft Media

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization.

As a software engineer at Lyft, you'll collaborate with other software engineers and cross functions like product, data science and analytics to lead and execute large projects from idea  to efficient execution. We're looking for a motivated Software Engineer who is passionate about solving challenging technical problems and is excited about working in a fast-paced, innovative and cross-functional environment where they will take on some of the most interesting and impactful problems in ridesharing.

For this role on Lyft Media, you will be working on one of the most profitable and fastest growing revenue centers in our company.  We are the team that brings delightful ad experiences in the Lyft app and in out-of-home displays such as tablets mounted behind driver seats or on displays mounted on the top of the cars.  We're looking for a motivated and results-oriented Software Engineer with experience in advertising to join our growing team!  In this role, you will be responsible for guiding the architecture and design, quality and best practices for the digital ads platform.  

We have doubly lofty goals for 2025. You must be able to work fast and independently, and possess excellent teamwork and communication skills.  The ideal candidate will also have an excitement for solving data-driven marketing problems and relevant experience in the ads space.

Responsibilities:

• Define technical roadmap for team, identifying areas that need improvement and leading cross-team solutions
• Identify, architect, and build the right systems or products to improve the business
• Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code
• Have a good grasp and ability to explain the various trade offs made in decisions
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge 
• Proactively participate in resolving ongoing incidents 
• Enable collaboration across multiple teams to deliver on cross-team initiatives, while delegating ownership and uplifting those around them
• Share your knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, 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 ad industry experience
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming
• Experience designing, debugging and running fault-tolerant, highly available, large-scale distributed systems
• Experience working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, etc.)
• Proficiency in scripting languages to use APIs to automate manual processes
• Experience with common CI tools (Jenkins, Buildkite, CircleCI, TeamCity), and proficiency in at least one of those tools
• Solid knowledge of distributed systems, relational and NoSQL databases
• Ability to communicate in English in writing, meeting and presentations

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 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
• Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

Lyft is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.  

This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid

The expected range of pay for this position in the New York City area is $176,000 - $220,000. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.