Software Engineer, Pricing

Responsibilities

• Define roadmaps and architecture based on technology and business needs.
• Lead projects involving multiple people from idea through execution.
• Develop well-tested, readable, scalable, and maintainable backend code using Python, Go, and AWS.
• Design and support large-scale distributed systems, concurrency-sensitive pricing flows, and experimentation initiatives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally, communicate effectively, and obtain stakeholder buy-in.
• Participate in code reviews, incident resolution, technical talks, mentorship, and engineering best-practice advocacy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree, or equivalent, in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or relevant work experience.
• At least 5 years of software engineering industry experience.
• Extensive object-oriented programming experience, ideally with Go or Python.
• Backend software development experience with large-scale distributed systems and concurrency.
• Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Microsoft Azure.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners.

Benefits

• Extended health and dental coverage, life insurance, disability benefits, mental health benefits, family building benefits, child care benefits, and pet benefits.
• Access to a Lyft-funded Health Care Savings Account.
• RRSP plan with company match.
• Flexible paid time off for salaried team members, while hourly team members receive 15 days plus an additional day per year of service.
• Eighteen weeks of paid parental leave for biological, adoptive, and foster parents.
• Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits.
• Hybrid Toronto work schedule requiring at least three in-office days per week, including Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with flexibility to work from anywhere for up to four weeks per year.