# Software Engineer, Backend at Lyft

- Company: Lyft
- Status: Open
- Workplace: On-site
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Level: Mid-level
- Discipline: Backend
- Employment: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-11-03
- Skills: Machine Learning
- Apply: https://app.careerpuck.com/job-board/lyft/job/8927268002?gh_jid=8927268002

## Description

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
 With over half a billion rides and counting, Lyft is solving hard problems at scale, leveraging Machine Learning to better serve our customers. The Machine Learning Platform (MLP) team is seeking a backend Software Engineer to help build and operate our platform, which supports real-time, online, and offline ML model execution, development, and iteration across Lyft. In this role, you will own well-defined tasks and contribute to features alongside a team of highly motivated Machine Learning and Software Engineers, learning from senior engineers while shipping production code that impacts systems across the entire business.
 If you are interested in hands-on exposure to classical machine learning models and production ML systems at scale, with applications across each facet of the marketplace and business, we are searching for you.
 If you are a creative and critical thinker with an interest in machine learning systems, eager to learn and grow as an engineer, and passionate about solving business problems using data in a dynamic, creative, and collaborative environment, we are searching for you.
 Responsibilities: 
• Own well-defined tasks and contribute to features on the ML platform, seeking guidance from senior team members when needed
• Develop reliable, performant, well-tested, readable, maintainable code that follows team coding standards and meets feature requirements
• Participate actively in code r

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