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Senior Software Engineer, Places and Search

Lyft · Toronto, Canada

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
72 days
Lyft's roles stay open a median of 79 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
62% of Lyft's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Lyft
high
168 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
2026-10-23

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 Senior Software Engineer on the Pickup, Places and Search team at Lyft, you will be responsible for enhancing and maintaining the Rider and Driver product for the pickup/drop-off experience. Your role will involve driving high-impact projects, leading backend and cross-functional initiatives, and collaborating with various teams to innovate mapping experiences. You will also participate in code reviews, mentor others, and ensure the quality and maintainability of the codebase.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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

  • BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience
  • 5+ years of software engineering/production infrastructure industry experience
  • Experience designing, debugging and running fault-tolerant, highly available, large-scale distributed systems
  • Experience working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, etc.)
  • Experience working with databases, relational or NoSQL
  • Led a set of components or system from design to launch

Nice to have

  • Proficiency with Go and Python

What you get

  • Extended health and dental coverage options, along with 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 to help save for your future

Worth weighing

  • Hybrid work schedule requires being in-office at least 3 days per week
  • No specific mention of the tech stack beyond cloud platforms and databases
  • Salary range provided but may vary based on qualifications and experience

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Listed by Lyft on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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