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Job DescriptionAt Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.Marketplace teams are at the heart of our products and decision-making. We’re looking for passionate, driven engineers to build systems that empower our users (both Drivers and Riders) to make the most effective use of Lyft’s products and experiences by making them more predictive, personalized, and adaptive. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about solving problems with distributed computing, ML, data alongside building reliable systems, and is excited about working in a fast-paced, innovative, and collegial environment.As a Software Engineer, with your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance the platform offerings. Your work will have a major impact on several areas of the business.The Growth Platforms team owns both the Incentives & Messaging systems for Lyft. These systems determine & send the right messaging and/or incentives to the right user at the right time. We work with lyft-wide engineering teams including rider & driver side, marketing, and product management to adapt our services and the platform offerings to be able to enable growth across Lyft. You will gain comprehensive knowledge of Lyft's internal services and operations and adapt them to meet the growth needs. You will have the opportunity to improve the quality and efficiency by having optimizations via machine learning models to perform decisions at various critical aspects of the platform.ResponsibilitiesDesign, develop, deploy, monitor, operate and maintain existing or new elements of our systems and infrastructureCollaborate with engineers and partners in science & product to drive projects from inception, specification, execution, or to launchBuild and operate large-scale distributed systemsHelp establish roadmap and architecture based on technology and our needsAnalyze our internal systems and processes and locate areas for improvement / automationWrite well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable codeUnblock, support and communicate with internal partners to achieve resultsShare your knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, and evangelizing appropriate tech and engineering best practicesExperience3+ years of software engineering industry experienceBS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experienceExperience in backend software development of large-scale distributed systems, and/or experience with data infrastructureUnderstanding of distributed systems concepts and principles (consistency and availability, liveness and safety, durability, reliability, fault-tolerance, consensus algorithms, etc)Experience working with kubernetes and container technologies (e.g. Docker, cri-o, etc)Familiar with using Python and cloud-based environments such as AWS/GCP/AzureExperience with AI/ML like Model integration or using ML frameworks will be a plusBenefitsExtended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefitsMental health benefitsFamily building benefitsChild care and pet benefitsAccess to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings AccountRRSP plan with company match to help save for your futureIn 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 serviceLyft 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 creditsWork Location / Hybrid ScheduleLyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office at least 3 days per week, including on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #HybridBase Pay RangeThe expected base pay range for this position in the Toronto area is CAD $108,000 - CAD $135,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location.Equal OpportunityLyft is committed to creating an inclusive workforce that fosters belonging. Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offences, or any other basis protected by applicable law or by Company policy. Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process.Hiring Process NoteLyft may use artificial intelligence to screen applicants, however, Lyft employees make the ultimate selection and hiring decisions.Job VacancyThis job fills an existing vacancy.
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