# Software Engineer

**Company:** [Lyft](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/lyft)
**Location:** Seattle, WA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $149k – $192k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Object-Oriented Programming, Backend Development, Distributed Systems, Software Development, Design Documentation, System Design, Security Monitoring, Code Review
**Posted:** 2026-09-09

> 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.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design, develop, deploy, monitor, operate, and maintain existing or new elements of systems and infrastructure.
- Collaborate with engineers and science and product partners to drive projects from inception through specification, execution, and launch.
- Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, and maintainable code.
- Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge.
- Build an extensible and scalable platform powering secure detection and response capabilities across the security lifecycle.
- Ensure high availability and reliability of detection engineering systems supporting critical security monitoring and threat-identification flows.

## Requirements
- Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of pre- or post-academic experience in the offered role, software development, or a related occupation.
- Experience with object-oriented programming.
- Experience writing clear, scalable design documentation.
- Experience with backend software development for large-scale distributed systems.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Base salary: $149,240–$192,000 per year.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
- Mental health benefits.
- Family-building benefits.
- Child care and pet benefits.
- 401(k) plan.
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave.
- Subsidized commuter benefits.
- Exclusive access to Lyft Pink benefits.
- Hybrid schedule requiring in-office work three days per week, with the flexibility to work remotely for up to four weeks per year.

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