Senior Software Engineer, Compute

• Build and deploy open-source Kubernetes at scale, creating Lyft-specific systems and extensions to manage our fleet reliably.
• Design, build and maintain tooling and services to improve efficiency and reliability of our Kubernetes platform and to enable users to confidently run their services on our infrastructure.
• Debug complex problems between application layers and low-level infrastructure.
• Collaborate closely with partners across the organization to provide a great customer experience.
• Drive incident responses to resolution by coaching the team on operational best practice and identifying long-term systemic fixes. 
• Work with and contribute back to open source communities (e.g. Kubernetes, Envoy) to implement and maintain world-class infrastructure that scales.

• You have experience building and operating Kubernetes, working with distributed systems, and executing deployments at scale in production environments.
• You have experience developing in Go, Python, or other object-oriented programming languages. Experience writing for the Kubernetes ecosystem is a bonus.
• You are comfortable with operating and debugging Linux systems in production. Experience with container optimized operating systems (e.g. Fedora CoreOS, Amazon Linux) preferred.
• You take pride in reducing technical debt; you pay attention to small details, and you value keeping code/configuration clean and maintainable.

Must reside in San Francisco/Bay Area, CA

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

Lyft is an equal opportunity/affirmative action 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.  

Starting in September 2023, 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.

The expected range of pay for this position in the San Francisco Bay Area is $162,000 - $180,000. 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.