Lyft is looking for a Software Engineer to join the Driver Pay team, which builds the critical platform that processes payouts to drivers. You will operate with high autonomy, independently own complex features, and contribute to the design of scalable, cloud-based solutions.

What You'll Do

Independently own and deliver significant features from technical design to execution and launch.
Write well-crafted, highly performant, well-tested, and maintainable code for large-scale distributed systems.
Actively contribute to technical specs and system architecture discussions to design scalable, fault-tolerant cloud solutions.
Raise the engineering bar by conducting rigorous code reviews, sharing knowledge, and promoting best practices.
Drive root cause analysis for complex bugs, resolve technical debt, and identify system improvements.
Partner effectively with internal stakeholders to gather requirements, communicate technical trade-offs, and unblock project delivery.

What We're Looking For

BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience.
3+ years of software engineering industry experience building production infrastructure.
Proven track record of independently taking features or foundational components from design to launch.
Experience designing, debugging, and maintaining fault-tolerant, highly available distributed systems.
Solid experience working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and databases (relational or NoSQL).
Ability to break down larger pieces of work into actionable tasks and drive them to completion.