Latest Backend Engineering jobs at Lyft

Build backend services, APIs, evaluation pipelines, and GenAI-powered products that autonomously resolve rider and driver issues. The role requires programming experience, familiarity with distributed systems and service-oriented APIs, and interest in applied AI and agentic workflows.

Backend software engineering internship for a Computer Science student in Mexico City, focused on building reliable user-facing products through coding, testing, code reviews, and continuous delivery. Candidates must be available in summer 2027 and graduate between December 2027 and summer 2028.

Backend software engineering internship for a Canadian computer science student, involving project ownership, reliable tested code, code reviews, and continuous deployment. Candidates should graduate between December 2027 and Summer 2028 and be available in Toronto during Summer 2027.

Stage en développement logiciel backend à Montréal, axé sur la création et l’amélioration de produits Lyft, la fiabilité des systèmes, les tests, les revues de code et les déploiements continus. Inscription en informatique et disponibilité pendant l’été 2027 requises.

Backend software engineering internship for Summer 2027, involving project ownership, reliable tested code, code reviews, and continuous delivery. Applicants must be pursuing a computer science bachelor’s or master’s degree and have strong CS fundamentals.

Backend software engineer responsible for building and maintaining distributed claims technology systems, owning features through deployment, and collaborating with stakeholders and insurance partners. Requires at least three years of professional experience and expertise in object-oriented programming, distributed systems, and databases.

Develop and operate scalable backend systems and security detection capabilities, collaborating cross-functionally from project inception through launch. Requires a master’s degree and at least two years of software development experience, including object-oriented programming and large-scale distributed systems.

Build scalable backend tools and features that improve trust and safety for Lyft riders and drivers. The role requires 3+ years of software engineering experience, strong Python or Go skills, and experience with distributed systems and concurrency.

Build and launch pricing and rider-engagement systems for Lyft’s marketplace, focusing on latency-sensitive distributed systems, concurrency, experimentation, and scalable backend services. The role requires 3+ years of software engineering experience and strong Python or Go skills.

Software engineer responsible for designing and delivering reliable, large-scale fulfillment systems for Lyft’s ridesharing marketplace. The role requires 3+ years of industry experience, distributed-systems expertise, cloud-platform experience, and proficiency with CI tools.

Build and scale backend recommendation systems that determine what riders see, using rider context and signals to improve user experience. The role requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, Python and Go expertise, cloud and distributed-systems experience, and strong system-design and mentoring skills.

Build and operate mission-critical distributed backend systems that manage ride fulfillment state transitions, integrating new rider and driver products while improving reliability and performance. The role requires 2+ years of software engineering experience, cloud expertise, and knowledge of distributed systems and databases.

Build backend infrastructure, APIs, and orchestration layers connecting Lyft with emerging AI ecosystems and devices. The role requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, Python and Go expertise, cloud and distributed-systems knowledge, and experience designing scalable systems.

Leads backend and cross-functional engineering projects for Lyft’s Places and Search team, building highly available distributed mapping systems that support pickup and drop-off experiences. Requires 5+ years of software engineering experience and proficiency with cloud platforms and databases.

Builds scalable systems that make privacy the default across Lyft, including data redaction, privacy-rights tooling, and data management systems. The role requires software engineering experience with general-purpose programming, data systems, query languages, distributed systems, and responsible AI-assisted development.

Technical leader responsible for setting direction, architecting, and scaling a global support platform with large-scale backend systems. The role leads engineers, drives responsible AI adoption, and requires 8+ years of software engineering experience plus expertise in distributed systems, cloud platforms, and containers.

Build and launch scalable backend systems that power Lyft’s pricing and rider engagement experiences. The role requires 3+ years of software engineering experience, strong Python or Go skills, and expertise in distributed systems and concurrency.

Builds and leads backend pricing systems for Lyft’s Marketplace, addressing large-scale distributed systems, concurrency, latency, and experimentation challenges. Requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, strong Go or Python skills, cloud experience, and the ability to lead cross-functional projects.

The Senior Software Engineer will lead backend engineering work for Lyft’s Marketplace, building AI-driven analytics platforms, data pipelines, and metric governance systems. The role requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, backend microservices expertise, and experience with AI workflows and analytical modeling.

Build and lead privacy-focused software systems, including data redaction pipelines, privacy-rights tooling, and data management platforms. The role requires 5–7 years of software engineering experience, distributed-systems expertise, strong programming and data-system skills, and cross-functional collaboration.

Senior Software Engineer in Lyft's Fulfillment group builds and maintains large-scale distributed systems for rideshare inventory and request fulfillment. Requires 5+ years experience, object-oriented programming proficiency, cloud platforms, and CI tools.