Software Engineer, Forecasting and Real Time Op...

@ Lyft

About the Role

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. As a Software Engineer on the Forecasting and Real Time Optimization Platform (FORTOP) team, you will build systems that empower both Drivers and Riders by making Lyft’s products more predictive, personalized, and adaptive.

Responsibilities

You will design, develop, deploy, monitor, operate and maintain elements of our platform while collaborating with engineering, science, and product teams.

• Build and operate large-scale distributed systems (Beam, Flink, Kafka, etc.).
• Design data consumption, storage, and sharing methods across Lyft.
• Write well-crafted, maintainable code and participate in code reviews.
• Lead brown bags, tech talks, and advocate engineering best practices.

Experience & Qualifications

A minimum of 1+ years software engineering experience with a strong foundation in backend development and distributed system principles is required. A BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field is preferred. Experience with streaming platforms and distributed messaging systems is a plus.

Benefits

Lyft offers extended health/dental coverage, mental health, family building benefits, flexible PTO, subsidized commuter benefits and more. New parents benefit from extended paid leave and additional perks.

Work Arrangement

This hybrid role is based in Toronto with a requirement to work in-office at least 3 days per week (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays), with occasional remote work flexibility up to 4 weeks per year.

Key skills/competency

Software Engineer, Distributed Systems, Real Time, Forecasting, Optimization, Backend, ML, Data, Streaming, Hybrid