Senior Software Engineer, Lyft Business
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.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the roadmap and architecture based on technology and business needs
- 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
- Build Features from tech specification to positive execution
- Proactively participate in resolving ongoing incidents
- Unblock, support, effectively communicate, and obtain buy-in across teams to achieve results
- Share your knowledge by giving brown bags and tech talks
Experience
- BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience
- 5+ years of software engineering 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.)
- 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 with company match 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
- Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership
Skills
Distributed Systems, Object-Oriented Programming, AWS, GCP, Azure, Jenkins, Buildkite, CircleCI, Teamcity, NoSQL
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