Lyft · 7 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer, Security Foundations (Networking Infrastructure Projects)
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$136K/yr - $170K/yrLyft is a company focused on serving and connecting people, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a passion for Security to join their rapidly growing engineering team. This role involves working on network security initiatives and improving the security of distributed systems throughout the company.
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Responsibilities
Work on our network security initiative such as our Internet edge proxies (Envoy), Web Application Firewall, service-to-service authentication and authorization
Architect and build services that improve the security of our systems with an eye towards scalability and avoiding unnecessary friction
Evangelize our shared security responsibility model by collaborating with other Infrastructure teams at Lyft to ensure that our services and workflows are secure by default
Work on embedding security best practices such as least privilege, isolation, monitoring, authentication and authorization across our entire infrastructure (systems, application, networking)
Develop critical services that Lyft depends on such as our credential management service that provides secrets to all our services at Lyft
Qualification
Required
Solid experience with a high level programming language (bonus points for experience with Python, Go-lang and shell scripts)
Strong understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, HTTP, TLS, DNS) and working experience with edge or sidecar proxies
Identity and Access Management (IAM): provisioning least privilege access to users and services. Familiarity with authn/authz and frameworks and concepts related to SSO, SAML, OAuth, OpenID
Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) or another major cloud service provider
Kubernetes and container security and running fleets of endpoints or servers in the cloud
Cryptography, PKI, or key/certificate distribution
Running multi-tier or distributed web services at scale
When facing a problem that's poorly defined or outside of your expertise, you can quickly learn what you need to dig in, make sense of the problem, and start working towards a solution
You're a great communicator, and can advocate for your proposals while also empathizing with your teammates' goals and priorities
You understand that security work must be prioritized because all teams have finite resources. You have good judgment and a sense of when to compromise and when to hold your ground
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
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Company
Lyft
Lyft is a leading ride-hailing service offering car rentals, bike, and scooter-sharing through its mobile app for convenient transportation.
Founded in 2012
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$5.76BKey Investors
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2025-09-03Post Ipo Debt· $450M
2024-02-21Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2021-02-01Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
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Chief Executive Officer
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Chief Financial Officer
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