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From the foundational mechanics of a company funding and provisioning a ride to the tailored workflows that get an employee to a client meeting or home after a late shift, we sweat the small stuff to make Lyft the transportation solution businesses build their programs on. \nAs a Staff Software Engineer on the Lyft Business Team, you will act as a critical technical leader, taking holistic ownership of complex systems that span the rider experience, the administrator experience, and the enterprise integrations behind them - defining strategic roadmaps, driving cross-functional alignment, and driving engineering excellence to improve how organizations move their people.\nResponsibilities:\nShape the long-term architecture for systems, taking accountability for both short-term functionality and long-term health\nTranslate high-level business goals into actionable engineering projects. 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Delegate stretch opportunities, lead cross-team reviews, and foster a culture of strong technical excellence\nServe as a dependable, high-bar interviewer and active participant in Lyft’s broader internal engineering community\nExperience:\nBS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.\n8+ years of software engineering industry experience, with a proven track record of technical leadership and system ownership.\nDeep expertise in designing, debugging, and running fault-tolerant, highly available, large-scale distributed systems.\nDemonstrated experience driving technical roadmaps, managing cross-team dependencies, and influencing system architecture at an organizational level.\nSolid knowledge of distributed systems, relational databases, and NoSQL databases.\nExperience working with public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure) and modern container orchestration technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, cri-o).\nAbility to communicate complex technical trade-offs effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nAbility to work with a low-ego, highly collaborative, and cross-functional mindset while actively lifting up the engineers around you.\nBenefits:\nGreat medical, dental, and vision insurance options with additional programs available when enrolled\nMental health benefits\nFamily building benefits\nChild care and pet benefits\n401(k) plan with company match to help save for your future\nIn addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have discretionary paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off\n18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible\nSubsidized commuter benefits\nMonthly Lyft credits and complimentary Lyft Pink membership\nLyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. 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, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.\nLyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. 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. 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