Software Engineer, Backend

At 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.

We are hiring a highly capable Software Engineer to join our Driver Pay team, which builds the platform that processes payouts to drivers. We are looking for an engineer who operates with high autonomy, independently owns complex features, and contributes to the scalable design of cloud-based solutions.

In this role, you'll partner effectively with engineering, product, data science, analytics, testers, and AI/ML teams on programs that empower us to iterate quickly, delighting our passengers and drivers with reliable and seamless experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Independent Execution: Independently own and deliver significant features from technical design to execution and launch, effectively navigating moderate ambiguity.
• Code Quality & Maintenance: Write well-crafted, highly performant, well-tested, and maintainable code for large-scale distributed systems.
• System Design: Actively contribute to technical specs and system architecture discussions, collaborating closely with senior engineers to design scalable, fault-tolerant cloud solutions.
• Team Elevation: Raise the engineering bar by conducting rigorous code reviews, sharing knowledge through tech talks or brown bags, and promoting engineering best practices.
• Operational Excellence: Take a proactive role in system health. Drive root cause analysis for complex bugs, resolve technical debt, and identify system improvements during on-call rotations and post-mortems.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner effectively with internal stakeholders (Product, TPMs, Data Science) to gather requirements, communicate technical trade-offs, and unblock project delivery.

Experience:

• BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience.
• 3+ years of software engineering industry experience building production infrastructure.
• Proven track record of independently taking features or foundational components from design to launch.
• Experience designing, debugging, and maintaining fault-tolerant, highly available distributed systems.
• Solid experience working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and databases (relational or NoSQL).
• Ability to break down larger pieces of work into actionable tasks and drive them to completion.
• It would be a huge plus to have related experience with pay systems, finance protocols, or financial ledgers.
• Experience with Python and AI tools would be a plus.

Benefits:

• Professional and stable working environment.
• The latest technology and equipment you need.
• Potential to work remotely, including out of country (dependent on work authorizations).
• 28 calendar days for vacation and up to 5 paid sick days.
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive and foster parents are all eligible.
• Mental health benefits.
• Family building benefits.

This role is fully remote in Ukraine, however, employees are required to live and work in Ukraine in order to be qualified for this position. #Remote