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.
Lyft connects people to transportation to change the way we live and get around our communities. Lyft’s engineering team is growing rapidly, and we are looking for Technical Program Managers to help us scale. Come be part of a new team at Lyft focused on enabling and empowering engineering teams to deliver at scale.
Our drivers and passengers entrust Lyft with their personal information and travel details to get where they're going and expect us to keep that data safe. Lyft's security team leads efforts across the company to ensure our systems are secure and worthy of our users' trust.
The security team designs and builds Lyft's security architecture, consult with other teams as they build and launch new products and features, proactively plans for the unexpected, and responds to incidents that occur. Our work affects the entire company and takes place at all levels of the stack, from infrastructure to web application security, as well as mobile apps, IT, and autonomous vehicles. We try to approach security from a software engineering standpoint. We believe in scaling security through automation and tooling and we ship frequently. Check out our blog posts at https://eng.lyft.com/tagged/security to learn more about some of the things we’ve built.
We’re looking for the right person to join our team to perform service and application security review, and move us along our maturity journey. In order to be scalable, each secure product quality gate must be automated and integrated into our software release pipeline. Our grand vision is a fully automated series of quality controls that constantly validate that our code is secure. In short, we’re building a robot army that constantly validates our current security status. Don’t you want to live in this beautiful world?
Responsibilities:- Architect and build services that improve the security of our systems with an eye towards scalability and avoiding unnecessary friction
- Partner with IT and infrastructure teams to design, build, and maintain performant authentication and authorization systems that balance security with user experience
- Own the security posture of identity infrastructure, including SSO implementations, MFA strategies, access provisioning workflows, and identity lifecycle management
- Share knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, and evangelizing appropriate tech and engineering best practices
- Collaborate with teams across Lyft to ensure security best practices are leveraged as we roll out new features and expand our service offerings
- Conduct penetration testing, code review and breach readiness across our online and mobile infrastructure
- Proactively research new attack vectors that may affect Lyft
- Research and implement automated code security quality gates
- Build and maintain relationships with key partners both internally and externally
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with a high level programming language (bonus points for experience with Python, Go-lang and shell scripts)
- 3+ years of experience with computer security (or a deep interest in)
- Identity and Access Management (IAM) security experience with platforms such as Okta, Duo Security, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), or similar identity providers
- Experience securing identity protocols and standards (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, JWT)
- When facing a problem that's poorly defined or outside of your expertise, you can quickly learn what you need to dig in, make sense of the problem, and start working towards a solution
- You're a great communicator, and can advocate for your proposals while also empathizing with your teammates' goals and priorities
- You understand that security work must be prioritized because all teams have finite resources. You have good judgment and a sense of when to compromise and when to hold your ground
- Self-motivated with ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Threat modeling, code review, penetration testing against cloud environments and/or mobile (IOS/Android)
- Conduct code review against one or many of the following languages
- Python
- Go
- Java
- Swift / Objective C
- Development skills to automate code security assessments
- Computer networking concepts and protocols, application and network security methodologies
- Network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and principles (e.g., application of defense-in-depth)
- Present findings, recommendations and results to leadership
- Ability to communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas in a confident and well-organized manner through verbal, written, and/or visual means
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Please submit your resume in English.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with a high-level programming language
- 3+ years of computer security experience
- Identity and Access Management (IAM) experience with Okta, Duo Security, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) or similar
- Experience securing identity protocols and standards: OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, JWT
- Threat modeling, code review, and penetration testing against cloud environments and/or mobile (iOS/Android)
- Ability to conduct code reviews for Python, Go, Java, Swift, Objective-C
- Development skills to automate code security assessments and integrate quality gates into CI/CD
- Computer networking concepts, application and network security methodologies
- Network security architecture concepts including topology, protocols, components, and defense-in-depth principles
- Strong communication skills; present findings and recommendations to leadership
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize work, and operate independently
- Experience with Python, Go, and shell scripting (bonus)
Lyft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Lyft and has not been reviewed or approved by Lyft.
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Healthcare Strength — Corporate materials describe comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with added access to One Medical and mental-health support, indicating a solid core health offering. This breadth positions health benefits as a relative strength for full-time employees.
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Parental & Family Support — Company information highlights paid parental leave for new parents, with flexibility in how time can be taken. This signals strong family support within the corporate package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — U.S. salaried employees have unlimited paid time off alongside company holidays, and hourly roles receive structured PTO and sick time. These policies point to ample time-off availability compared with many roles.
Lyft Insights
What We Do
Lyft was founded in 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation, and is available to approximately 95 percent of the United States population as well as select cities in Canada. Lyft is committed to effecting positive change for our cities by offsetting carbon emissions from all rides, and by promoting transportation equity through shared rides, bikeshare systems, electric scooters, and public transit partnerships.
