Software Engineer, GovTech
Role Overview
The GovTech team builds features supporting Lyft's entry into new markets, compliance with local regulations, and AI-enhanced user experiences.
This is a mid-career software engineering role emphasizing ownership, project completion, initiative, and collaboration with technical and nontechnical partners.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
The GovTech team builds features supporting Lyft's entry into new markets, compliance with local regulations, and AI-enhanced user experiences.
This is a mid-career software engineering role emphasizing ownership, project completion, initiative, and collaboration with technical and nontechnical partners.
Responsibilities
- Help establish roadmap and architecture based on technology and customer needs; write tested, readable, maintainable code.
- Help lead large projects from idea through execution and deliver partner integrations, balancing technical investments with product work.
- Collaborate with engineers on system design and work with Product, Design, Science, and Operations to shape product direction.
- Unblock and communicate with internal and external partners; participate in code reviews and share engineering knowledge through talks and best practices.
Experience and qualifications
- At least 3 years of software engineering experience with high-level programming languages.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer engineering, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Strong distributed-systems background and proficiency with relational or NoSQL databases.
- Experience designing, debugging, and managing fault-tolerant, highly available, large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Microsoft Azure.
Preferred experience
- Python and Go experience is a plus.
- Machine learning and LLM application experience is nice to have.
- AI tool proficiency is nice to have.
Workplace
- Hybrid schedule requiring at least three office days per week, including Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
- Hybrid employees may work from anywhere for up to four weeks per year.
Benefits
- The posting describes health and dental coverage, life and disability insurance, mental health and family benefits, a health care savings account, RRSP matching, paid time off, parental leave, commuter benefits, and Lyft ride credits.
Compensation
- Expected base pay for the Toronto area is CAD $108,000 to CAD $135,000, excluding potential equity, bonus, or benefits.
Additional information
The role fills an existing vacancy. Lyft may use AI to screen applicants, while employees make final hiring decisions.
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