Lyft · 7 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Risk
San Francisco County, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$176K/yr - $220K/yr
8+ years expLyft is dedicated to serving and connecting people through a collaborative work environment. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to shape their industry-leading claims management system and drive the technical direction for a scalable Risk Management Information System.
AppsMobile AppsRide SharingSoftwareTaxi ServiceTransportation
Responsibilities
Define and drive the long-term technical roadmap for claims management systems, aligning priorities with Product, Operations, Science, and other stakeholders
Provide architectural leadership, make informed design tradeoffs, and guide strategic platform decisions across multiple engineering teams
Deliver scalable, reliable, and well-tested solutions, writing maintainable code and raising engineering standards
Collaborate closely with internal claims operation teams, external insurance partners, and cross-functional engineering groups to ensure technical alignment and scalable integrations
Drive platform innovation through AI adoption and automation
Mentor team members within and outside of the team
Have a good grasp and ability to explain the various trade offs made in decisions
Lead code reviews, design reviews, production on-call support and incident triaging process
Share your knowledge by giving brown bags, tech talks, and promoting appropriate tech and engineering best practices
Qualification
Required
B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related technical field or relevant work experience
8+ years of professional experience building scale distributed systems with high availability, observability and reliability requirements
Proven ability to build end-to-end products and platforms, collaborating effectively with backend, frontend, data, operations, and product teams
Strong ability to reason about tradeoffs in system design, architecture, domain modeling, and operational cost
Experience driving AI adoption or automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency
Proficiency in Python
Experience with data processing frameworks and tools like Spark, Kafka, Airflow and cloud provisioning environments etc
Strong oral and written interpersonal skills
Preferred
Prior experience in insurance, claims management, or workflow orchestration is a strong plus
Knowledge of React/Next.js is a plus
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.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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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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