Software Engineer, Backend

Lyft is seeking a backend Software Engineer to join its Machine Learning Platform (MLP) team. The successful candidate will own well-defined tasks, contribute to features, and work alongside highly motivated Machine Learning and Software Engineers. The MLP team supports real-time, online, and offline ML model execution, development, and iteration across Lyft.

Responsibilities:

• Own well-defined tasks and contribute to features on the ML platform, seeking guidance from senior team members when needed
• Develop reliable, performant, well-tested, readable, maintainable code that follows team coding standards and meets feature requirements
• Participate actively in code reviews, both giving and receiving feedback
• Monitor the stability and performance of code after deployment, and proactively fix bugs and debug issues within scope
• Participate in operational responsibilities, including on-call rotations and postmortem action items
• Contribute to technical debt reduction and technology modernization efforts
• Write documentation for code and tasks, including runbooks where needed
• Participate in postmortems and planning discussions, providing input and feedback
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners, including Machine Learning Engineers and Data Scientists
• Build understanding of the ML platform and its design tradeoffs
• Utilize AI tooling to accelerate development workflows

Experience:

• BSc/MSc in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or relevant work experience
• 1+ years of backend engineering experience working with Python, Go, Java, etc.
• Experience with Linux
• Nice to Have: Exposure to machine learning systems or ML serving/training/deployment infrastructure; familiarity with cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
• Nice to Have: Experience with AI-assisted coding tools

Benefits:

• Extended health and dental coverage options, life insurance, and disability benefits
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• Access to a Lyft-funded Health Care Savings Account
• RRSP plan with company match
• Flexible paid time off policy
• Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits