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Software Engineer, Backend - Lyft

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Job Title
Software Engineer, Backend
Job Location
San Francisco, CA
Job Description

At Lyft, our mission is to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation. To accomplish this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization.

Lyft is looking for experienced, product-focused software engineers for our Driver Earnings Team. We are growing our team with people who want to build, improve, and incorporate technologies that enrich the lives of our community. As an engineer at Lyft, you'll collaborate with teams like product, data science, analytics, and operations on code that empowers us to iterate quickly while focusing on delighting our passengers and drivers.

As a Software Engineer for Driver Earnings, you will lead multiple work streams that improve drivers' experience with rideshare. In addition, you will focus on incentivizing drivers to prefer Lyft, building differentiated pay products and features for the thing that drivers care the most about - their earnings. As an engineer on our team, you'll work hand in hand with various teams across Lyft, fostering collaboration and driving innovation to increase the adoption & usage of Lyft.

Responsibilities:

  • Partner with product managers, engineers, and operators to build driver earnings related infrastructure and products.
  • Design and analyze experiments; communicate results and act on launch decisions
  • Work with cross functional partners in the Driver Experience and Marketplace so earnings related data is available and usable by the various systems that need this data.

Experience:

  • Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering (advanced degrees preferred), or relevant work experience
  • Proficiency in SQL - able to write structured and efficient queries on large data sets
  • Experience in programming, especially in Python 
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, and ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners

Benefits:

  • Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
  • Mental health benefits
  • Family building 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

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, Thursdays and a team-specific third day. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year.

The expected range of pay for this position in San Francisco is $104,000 - $130,000. 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.

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Lyft Headquarters Location

San Francisco, CA

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Lyft Company Size

Between 2,945 - 2,945 employees

Lyft Founded Year

2012

Lyft Total Amount Raised

$5,313,607,168

Lyft Funding Rounds

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  • Post Ipo Debt

    $400,000,000 USD

  • IPO

    $0

  • Series I

    $600,000,000 USD

  • Corporate Round

    $200,000,000 USD

  • Series H

    $1,106,778 USD

  • Series H

    $500,000,000 USD

  • Series H

    $1,000,000,000 USD

  • Series G

    $600,000,000 USD

  • Series F

    $1,000,000,000 USD

  • Series E

    $150,000,000 USD

  • Series E

    $530,000,000 USD

  • Series D

    $250,000,000 USD

  • Series C

    $60,000,000 USD

  • Series B

    $15,000,000 USD

  • Series A

    $6,000,000 USD

  • Seed

    $1,200,000 USD

  • Seed

    $300,000 USD