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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days Lyft's roles stay open a median of 43 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 62% of Lyft's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Lyft
- high 80 stale, 4 reposted of 171 open
- Hiring momentum
- 267 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Lyft's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Lyft.
About this role
As a Staff Software Engineer on Lyft's Mobile Tooling team, you will develop and maintain the mobile build and release infrastructure, enhancing the developer experience for hundreds of mobile engineers. Your responsibilities will include project management, system analysis for improvements, contributing to existing tools, and mentoring junior engineers. You will also explore new tools and technologies to optimize workflows and ensure high-quality code across various applications.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Lyft as an employer.
What you need
- Minimum 5+ years of software engineering industry experience
- Experience supporting large Android builds
- Experience in building command-line tools using python or bash
- Experience maintaining a high performance CI pipeline
- Strong knowledge of Kotlin
- Deep understanding of native mobile testing practices (unit, snapshot, and UI)
Nice to have
- Bonus: Experience with Bazel
- Bonus: Jetpack Compose
- Bonus: Experience pursuing side projects or open-source projects
- Bonus: Experience with AI, agentic programming, and AI tools that enhance developer experience and productivity
What you get
- Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Mental health benefits
- Family building benefits
- Child care and pet benefits
- 401(k) plan with company match
- 12 observed holidays and discretionary paid time off
Worth weighing
- No salary listed, but a range is provided
- Hybrid work schedule requires in-office presence 3 days a week
- Role involves maintaining existing tools along with developing new ones, which may affect innovation opportunities
Summarised from Lyft's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Lyft on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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