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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.
The SupplyPlatform team develops robust architectural platforms and foundational features to empower Lyft’s global growth. We are seeking a highly motivated software engineering professional to advance the platform infrastructure supporting autonomous vehicles, premium offerings, taxi integration, and international expansion. Ownership is a key quality for this team; this person should be driven to track a project to successful completion and beyond, taking initiative to work with other teams and functions to ensure the code they write reaches users and drives impact.
As a Software Engineer for SupplyPlatform team, you’ll be responsible for enhancing the platform to support partner teams, making tradeoffs between technical investments and product work, and collaborating with other engineers on system design. You will work with a group of talented engineers and help the team to deliver significant business impact. If you enjoy collaborating with technical and nontechnical partners in a fast-moving space with real-world impact, this is the role for you.
Responsibilities:- Help establish roadmap and architecture based on technology and understanding of customer needs
- Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code
- Can help lead large projects from idea to positive execution
- Unblock, support and communicate with external and internal partners to achieve results
- Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge
- Share your knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, and promoting appropriate tech and engineering best practices
- 3+ years of software engineering experience with high-level programming languages; experience with Python and Go is a plus.
- BS/MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Strong background in distributed systems, and proficient in relational or NoSQL databases.
- Proven experience in designing, debugging, and managing fault-tolerant, highly available, large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, etc.)
- Nice to have: proficiency in AI toolings (Claude code, Cursor, etc).
Please submit your resume in English.
Skills Required
- 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 background in distributed systems
- Proficiency with relational or NoSQL databases
- Experience designing, debugging, and managing fault-tolerant, highly available, large-scale distributed systems
- Experience working with public cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Microsoft Azure
- Experience with Python and Go
- Proficiency with AI tooling such as Claude Code or Cursor
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 — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage is provided for corporate employees, with added access to One Medical and mental‑health support for employees and dependents. Benefits materials also highlight wellness programs alongside these core plans.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave of 18 weeks is offered for biological, adoptive, and foster parents, and family‑building and fertility support are included. These provisions are consistently described as a standout element of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Salaried U.S. employees have unlimited PTO, and hourly employees receive a defined bank of paid time off plus observed holidays. Some reports also note sabbatical eligibility after tenure.
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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.
