Staff Software Engineer, Lyft Business

Responsibilities

• Shape the long-term architecture for systems, balancing short-term functionality with long-term health.
• Translate business goals into actionable engineering projects and own the technical roadmap from conception through delivery.
• Manage cross-team dependencies, mitigate risks, and drive alignment across product, design, and operations.
• Improve system observability, performance, and technical-debt reduction.
• Establish deployment, alerting, and on-call best practices; own platform stability and build preventive safeguards.
• Resolve bottlenecks and make trade-offs that protect system architecture.
• Mentor engineers, delegate stretch opportunities, lead cross-team reviews, and promote technical excellence.
• Participate in high-bar interviewing and the broader internal engineering community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with a record of technical leadership and system ownership.
• Deep expertise designing, debugging, and operating fault-tolerant, highly available, large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience driving technical roadmaps, managing cross-team dependencies, and influencing system architecture at an organizational level.
• Knowledge of distributed systems, relational databases, and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with container orchestration and related technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, or cri-o.
• Ability to communicate complex technical trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Low-ego, collaborative, and cross-functional working style.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base pay range for the San Francisco area: $176,000–$220,000 annually, excluding potential equity, bonus, and benefits.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Mental health, family-building, child care, and pet benefits.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Paid holidays, discretionary paid time off for salaried team members, and 18 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Subsidized commuter benefits.
• Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership.
• Hybrid schedule with in-office work three days per week; hybrid employees may work from anywhere for up to four weeks per year.