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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.
Lyft is looking for experienced software engineers from a scope of disciplines. We are growing our team with people who want to build, improve and incorporate technologies that make the lives of our community more enriched. As an engineer at Lyft, you'll collaborate with teams like product, data science, analytics, and operations on code that empower us to iterate quickly, while focusing on delighting our riders and drivers.
As a Software Engineer for Lyft Ads - you will work on one of Lyft’s newest lines of business focused on building the world’s largest transportation media network. We build products that allow brands to engage with our unique audience throughout their transportation journeys and beyond. For this role we are seeking software engineers who are passionate about backend and data engineering. You will join our Ad Infra Engineering team and contribute to building the systems and pipelines powering our ad-serving, measurement and audience platform. We work on technologies that let brands engage with our unique audience throughout their transportation journeys. This role is a great opportunity for an early-career engineer to gain experience working with distributed backend systems and large-scale data workflows, collaborating closely with product, analytics, and data science teams.
Why Lyft Ads?
Lyft is committed to creating an inclusive workforce that fosters belonging. Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offences, or any other basis protected by applicable law or by Company policy. Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process. Please contact your recruiter if you wish to make such a request.
Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office at least 3 days per week, including on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid
The expected base pay range for this position in the Toronto area is CAD $108,000 - CAD $135,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.
Lyft may use artificial intelligence to screen applicants, however, Lyft employees make the ultimate selection and hiring decisions.
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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.
Lyft Ads is one of Lyft’s newest and fastest-growing businesses, focused on building the world’s largest transportation media network. Our mission is to help brands reach riders during key moments of their journey—before, during, and after a ride—by delivering meaningful, contextually relevant ad experiences. We operate at the intersection of mobility data, real-time decision systems, and AI-powered personalization, enabling advertisers to run high-impact campaigns with measurable outcomes.
We are seeking an Algorithms Scientist to help build the next generation of ads relevance, targeting, optimization, and measurement algorithms that power the Lyft Ads platform. In this role, you will work across large-scale datasets and complex real-time systems to design, prototype, and deploy production-grade machine learning models. You’ll collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Sales to translate ambiguous business and advertiser needs into rigorous algorithmic solutions that improve ad performance, enhance marketplace efficiency, and drive meaningful revenue growth.
This is a high-impact, highly technical role within a rapidly scaling business line. The ideal candidate brings strong applied machine learning intuition, hands-on modeling experience, and the ability to write clean, efficient production code. You will play a critical role in shaping how advertisers connect with Lyft riders—pushing the boundaries of personalization, measurement, and real-time optimization in a dynamic marketplace.
Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. 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, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. 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. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid
The expected base pay range for this position in the San Francisco area is $128,000 - $160,000. 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.
Total compensation is dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience, and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.
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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.
Lyft Ads is one of Lyft’s newest and fastest-growing businesses, focused on building the world’s largest transportation media network. Our mission is to help brands reach riders during key moments of their journey—before, during, and after a ride—by delivering meaningful, contextually relevant ad experiences. We operate at the intersection of mobility data, real-time decision systems, and AI-powered personalization, enabling advertisers to run high-impact campaigns with measurable outcomes.
We are seeking an Algorithms Scientist to help build the next generation of ads relevance, targeting, optimization, and measurement algorithms that power the Lyft Ads platform. In this role, you will work across large-scale datasets and complex real-time systems to design, prototype, and deploy production-grade machine learning models. You’ll collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Sales to translate ambiguous business and advertiser needs into rigorous algorithmic solutions that improve ad performance, enhance marketplace efficiency, and drive meaningful revenue growth.
This is a high-impact, highly technical role within a rapidly scaling business line. The ideal candidate brings strong applied machine learning intuition, hands-on modeling experience, and the ability to write clean, efficient production code. You will play a critical role in shaping how advertisers connect with Lyft riders—pushing the boundaries of personalization, measurement, and real-time optimization in a dynamic marketplace.
Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. 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, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. 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. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid
The expected base pay range for this position in the New York City area is $128,000 - $160,000. 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.
Total compensation is dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience, and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.
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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.
ML & Data Science is at the heart of Lyft's products and decision-making. ML and Data Science professionals at Lyft operate in dynamic environments, moving quickly to build the world's best transportation solutions. We tackle a wide range of challenges—from shaping long-term business strategy with data, to making critical short-term decisions, to developing algorithms and models that power both internal systems and customer-facing products.
Lyft Ads is Lyft's advertising platform, connecting brands with high-intent audiences across the rideshare journey. Our offerings span in-app ad formats, in-car tablet experiences, bikeshare and station sponsorships, and programmatic integrations—enabling advertisers to reach riders at key moments of engagement. These products power high-impact use cases across brand awareness, performance marketing, audience targeting, and measurement for enterprise advertisers.
We are seeking an Algorithms Science Manager to lead a team of Data Scientists, Applied Scientists, and Machine Learning Engineers building the algorithmic backbone of Lyft Media. In this role, you will shape the vision, define the roadmap, and drive execution for projects that improve ad relevance, optimize yield, enhance targeting and measurement, and deliver measurable value to our advertising partners. You'll collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Design, and Sales teams to build models, experimentation frameworks, and production ML systems that inform strategy and power product innovation.
This is a high-visibility, high-impact role with direct influence on Lyft's advertising platform and revenue growth. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in algorithm development, machine learning, causal inference, and experimentation; strong business acumen in ads or marketplace contexts; and a proven track record of leading multi-disciplinary technical teams in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.
Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. 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, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. 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. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid
The expected base pay range for this position in the San Francisco area is $148,000 - $185,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Lyft
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.
ML & Data Science is at the heart of Lyft's products and decision-making. ML and Data Science professionals at Lyft operate in dynamic environments, moving quickly to build the world's best transportation solutions. We tackle a wide range of challenges—from shaping long-term business strategy with data, to making critical short-term decisions, to developing algorithms and models that power both internal systems and customer-facing products.
Lyft Ads is Lyft's advertising platform, connecting brands with high-intent audiences across the rideshare journey. Our offerings span in-app ad formats, in-car tablet experiences, bikeshare and station sponsorships, and programmatic integrations—enabling advertisers to reach riders at key moments of engagement. These products power high-impact use cases across brand awareness, performance marketing, audience targeting, and measurement for enterprise advertisers.
We are seeking an Algorithms Science Manager to lead a team of Data Scientists, Applied Scientists, and Machine Learning Engineers building the algorithmic backbone of Lyft Media. In this role, you will shape the vision, define the roadmap, and drive execution for projects that improve ad relevance, optimize yield, enhance targeting and measurement, and deliver measurable value to our advertising partners. You'll collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Design, and Sales teams to build models, experimentation frameworks, and production ML systems that inform strategy and power product innovation.
This is a high-visibility, high-impact role with direct influence on Lyft's advertising platform and revenue growth. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in algorithm development, machine learning, causal inference, and experimentation; strong business acumen in ads or marketplace contexts; and a proven track record of leading multi-disciplinary technical teams in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.
Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. 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, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
Lyft highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. 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. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role. Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year. #Hybrid
The expected base pay range for this position in the New York City area is $148,000 - $185,000, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.
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