Staff Software Engineer, Lyft Media

Lyft Media is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their digital ads platform team, one of the company's most profitable and fastest-growing revenue centers. This role involves working on ad experiences within the Lyft app and out-of-home displays like tablets behind driver seats and car-top displays.

The ideal candidate will guide architecture, design, quality, and best practices for the digital ads platform. Key responsibilities include defining technical roadmaps, architecting solutions, writing well-tested code, and leading cross-team initiatives. The role requires strong collaboration skills and the ability to work independently.

Technical requirements include 5+ years of software engineering experience in the ad industry, proficiency in object-oriented programming, and experience with distributed systems, cloud platforms, and both SQL/NoSQL databases. The candidate should have expertise in CI tools and scripting languages.

The position offers comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, mental health support, family benefits, 401(k), flexible PTO, parental leave, and commuter benefits. This is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week in-office (Mon/Wed/Thu) with flexibility to work remotely up to 4 weeks annually.

The role presents an opportunity to make significant impact on Lyft's advertising technology while working with cross-functional teams including product and data science. The successful candidate will help drive innovation in digital advertising while maintaining high standards for code quality and system architecture.