Software Engineer - Backend

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization

We are looking for experienced backend software engineers to join our claims tech engineering team. Our vision is to tangibly reduce risk on the Lyft platform, and by extension reduce insurance cost. Our team is dedicated to centralizing the entire claims operation onto a unified risk platform. This consolidation of data, workflows, and communications aims to foster proactive measures, enhance efficiency, ensure consistency, and provide valuable insights. These efforts are designed to effectively reduce claims costs as Lyft's operations expand. Additionally, our team is responsible for maintaining robust relationships with our third-party insurance partners, guaranteeing timely, proactive, and precise sharing of claim data.

Responsibilities:

• Craft clean, well-tested, and maintainable code that drives impactful features
• Own your features from start to finish—turning product specs into high-quality development, deployment, and long-term success
• Collaborate through code reviews to ensure top-tier code quality and spread knowledge across the team
• Engage with external inquiries and requests, providing thoughtful and timely responses
• Partner with stakeholders to solve challenges, remove roadblocks, and deliver results together

Experience:

• 2+ years of relevant professional experience in software engineering
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming and experience with either Python or Go
• Experience with AWS and working with distributed systems
• Familiarity with databases (relational or NoSQL) and the ability to write clear, scalable, and maintainable design documentation

Benefits:

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• 401(k) plan to help save for your future
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Subsidized commuter benefits
• Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid

The expected base pay range for this position in the Seattle area is $128,000-$160,000. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Range is not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.