Lyft
ML Software Engineer, ETA
$141K–$176K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 20, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 3+ years of Machine Learning experience.
- Education
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or other quantitative fields, or related work experience.
About the job
Build and maintain Lyft’s ETA prediction system, developing models and reliable production software that supports ride matching, pricing estimates, and user experience.
What you'll do
- Analyze data and compare machine-learning and non-machine-learning approaches; balance model accuracy, complexity, and runtime performance.
- Develop statistical, machine-learning, or optimization models and scalable production code.
- Participate in code and design reviews, on-call support, and incident triage.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of Machine Learning experience.
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or another quantitative field, or related work experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with big data processing or distributed data pipelines, including Apache Airflow and Spark.
Pay
$140,800 - $176,000 USD base salary
Tools
AWS, Kubernetes, Go, Spark, Python, Apache Airflow
AI focus
Develop statistical, machine-learning, or optimization models for ETA prediction; evaluate ML and non-ML solutions.
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