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Software Engineer, Rider

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-06-17

Lyft is a company dedicated to serving and connecting people through innovative transportation solutions. They are looking for a Software Engineer to join their Rider organization, focusing on enhancing the rideshare experience by collaborating with various teams to build and improve technology solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code
  • Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge
  • Participate in our team on-call rotation
  • Identify, triage, debug and resolve issues/bugs across our various applications and platforms
  • Have the ability to explain the various trade offs made in decisions
  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
  • Partner with product managers, designers, scientists, and other engineering teams to build complex features and products from idea to positive execution

Skills

  • BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent practical experience
  • Experience with Python, Go
  • Proficiency in object-oriented programming
  • Experience working with data structures or algorithms
  • Ability to work with a low-ego, highly collaborative, and cross-functional team
  • Write well-crafted, well-tested, readable, maintainable code
  • Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge
  • Participate in our team on-call rotation
  • Identify, triage, debug and resolve issues/bugs across our various applications and platforms
  • Have the ability to explain the various trade offs made in decisions
  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
  • Partner with product managers, designers, scientists, and other engineering teams to build complex features and products from idea to positive execution
  • Experience pursuing side projects or open-source projects

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 with company match 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
  • Monthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership

Company Overview

  • Lyft is a leading ride-hailing service offering car rentals, bike, and scooter-sharing through its mobile app for convenient transportation. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.lyft.com/.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Lyft has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 137 in 2025, 100 in 2024, 132 in 2023, 287 in 2022, 266 in 2021, 281 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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