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Software Engineer

Lyft

$149,240 - $192,000 / year

Seattle, WAFull-timeHybridIntermediate

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Description

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.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, deploy, monitor, operate and maintain existing or new elements of our systems and infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with engineers and partners in science & product to drive projects from inception, specification, execution, to 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 that powers secure detection and response capabilities across the security lifecycle.
  • Ensure high availability and reliability of detection engineering systems to support critical security monitoring and threat identification flows.

Experience:

  • Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • 2 years of pre- or post-academic experience in job offered, software development, or related occupation.
  • Experience with Object-oriented programming.
  • Experience writing clear, scalable, and clear design documentation.
  • Experience with backend software development of large-scale distributed systems.

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 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
  • Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid

The expected base pay range for this position in the Seattle area is $149,240 - $192,000/year. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process. #LI-DNI

Benefits

  • health insurance
  • vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • paid time off
  • stock options
  • parental leave

About this role

Lyft is looking for a Software Engineer to work on detection and response systems that support security monitoring and threat identification across the company's infrastructure. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining backend systems at scale, collaborating with engineers and product teams from project conception through launch, and ensuring the high availability and reliability of critical security platforms. You'll write production-quality code, participate in code reviews, and contribute to extensible system architecture.

The position requires a Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, plus at least two years of professional experience in software development or a related field. You should have solid grounding in object-oriented programming, experience building large-scale distributed systems on the backend, and the ability to write clear design documentation. This is a full-time hybrid role based in Seattle, with an expectation to work in-office three days per week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday), and the salary range is $149,240–$192,000 annually.

Lyft offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, mental health support, family building assistance, 401(k) matching, 18 weeks of paid parental leave, and discretionary paid time off. The role provides flexibility to work remotely for up to four weeks per year.

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$140,000

Typical range: $120,000 to $140,000

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