Lyft
Technology
StaffSoftwareEngineer,Rider
“Staff Software Engineer, Rider at Lyft. Skills: System architecture, Distributed systems, Technical leadership. Shape long-term architecture. Translate business goals”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
Work in-office 3 days per week, Work from anywhere 4 weeks per year
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years software engineering experience, Deep expertise in distributed systems, Experience driving technical roadmaps, Solid knowledge of distributed systems, Solid knowledge of relational databases, Solid knowledge of NoSQL databases, Experience with public cloud platforms, Experience with container orchestration technologies, Ability to communicate complex technical trade-offs
Nice to Have
BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Science, BS/MS or equivalent in related field, Equivalent practical experience
What You'll Do.
Shape long-term architecture
Translate business goals
Own technical roadmap
Manage cross-team dependencies
Champion system improvements
Champion observability improvements
Champion performance improvements
Champion tech debt reduction
Establish best practices for deployment
Establish best practices for alerting
Establish best practices for on-call health
Own platform stability
Track down issues root causes
Build preventive safeguards
Drive alignment across product
Drive alignment across design
Drive alignment across operations
Make decisive trade-offs
Protect system architecture
Delegate stretch opportunities
Lead cross-team reviews
Foster technical excellence
Participate in engineering community
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional alignment; Cross-functional mindset; Lift up engineers
Communication Scope
Communicate technical trade-offs
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
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