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Backend Software Engineer, Airports
Lyft
San Francisco, Ca · hybrid · full time
$128,000 - $160,000
About the Role
Lyft's Airports team builds dependable airport experiences for drivers and riders. You will collaborate across Lyft to solve travel and airport challenges, manage real-time communication with airports, and ensure technology integrates smoothly into airport operations.
Responsibilities
- Drive high-impact projects and develop solutions that improve the user experience.
- Lead large features from idea through execution and launch.
- Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code.
- Participate in code reviews to maintain quality and share knowledge.
- Participate in the team's on-call rotation; identify, triage, debug, and resolve issues across applications and platforms.
- Explain trade-offs made in technical decisions.
- Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
Qualifications
- BS/MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2–5+ years of software engineering or production infrastructure industry experience.
- Experience with Python and Go.
- Proficiency in object-oriented programming.
- Experience with data structures or algorithms.
- Ability to work on a low-ego, highly collaborative, cross-functional team.
- Bonus points for experience pursuing side projects or open-source projects.
Work Arrangement
- Hybrid role based in San Francisco, CA.
- Office attendance is required at least three days per week: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
- Hybrid employees may work from anywhere for up to four weeks per year.
Compensation
- Expected annual base pay in the San Francisco area: $128,000–$160,000.
- This range excludes potential equity, bonus, and benefits. Pay depends on qualifications, experience, and geographic location.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance options, with additional programs available when enrolled.
- Mental health and family-building benefits.
- Child care and pet benefits.
- 401(k) with company match.
- 12 observed holidays; discretionary paid time off for salaried employees and 15 days of paid time off for hourly employees.
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave for biological, adoptive, and foster parents.
- Subsidized commuter benefits.
- Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership.
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, mental health and family-building benefits; child care and pet benefits; 401(k) match; 12 holidays and discretionary PTO for salaried staff; 18 weeks paid parental leave; commuter subsidies; monthly Lyft credits and Lyft Pink membership. Hybrid staff can work from anywhere up to four weeks annually.