Lyft
Senior Software Engineer, Lyft Business
$148K–$185K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 4, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of software engineering experience; track record of designing and shipping production systems at scale.
- Education
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Build backend systems for Lyft Business Travel, including customized ride benefits, location restrictions, and integrations with expense providers.
What you'll do
- Write and maintain well-tested, readable code; explain trade-offs and participate in code reviews.
- Implement tasks with high-quality code and help resolve ongoing incidents.
- Support and communicate across the team to unblock work and achieve results.
What they ask for
- Strong system design skills, including reasoning about distributed systems trade-offs and failure modes.
- Hands-on experience with large-scale, fault-tolerant distributed systems in a cloud environment.
- Proficiency in object-oriented programming and foundations in relational and NoSQL databases.
- Clear communication skills for explaining technical decisions across teams.
Nice to have
- Practical experience with AI development to improve product experiences.
- Finance, expensing, travel-platform, or Fin Tech experience.
Pay
$148,000 - $185,000 USD base salary
Tools
AWS, GCP, Azure, Concur, Expensify
AI focus
Use AI development to improve product experiences.
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