Software Engineer, Community Safety

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.

The Trust & Safety function at Lyft is dedicated to keeping every Lyft ride safe for both riders and drivers. We build and maintain the tools, features, and systems that deter bad actors, protect vulnerable populations, and reinforce trust across the platform. As an Backend Engineer working on Trust & Safety, you'll work at the intersection of product, design, engineering, and policy to ship high-impact safety features to millions of users.

• →Drive high-impact projects and innovate new solutions to provide the best user experience.
• →Work closely with cross-functional teams and partner teams to develop solutions based on technology and business needs, and advance team’s goals and priorities
• →Independently lead features from idea to positive execution and launch
• →Unblock, support and communicate with internal partners to achieve results
• →Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code
• →Utilize your expertise in Python, Golang, AWS to deliver robust and scalable solutions
• →Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge, as well as on call rotations
• →Share your knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, and promoting appropriate tech and engineering best practices

• BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience
• 3+ years of software engineering industry experience
• Extensive experience in object oriented programming, ideally in GoLang or Python
• Experience in backend software development of distributed systems and concurrency
• Strong oral and written communication skills, and ability to collaborate with and influence cross-functional partners