# Senior Software Engineer, Forecasting & Real-Time Optimization at Lyft

- Company: Lyft
- What the company does: Backed by a16z and Founders Fund.
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $148K to $185K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-03
- Apply by: 2026-12-18
- Apply: https://app.careerpuck.com/job-board/lyft/job/8927263002?gh_jid=8927263002&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lyft-senior-software-engineer-forecasting-and-real-time-optimization/

## About the role

Marketplace teams are at the heart of Lyft’s products and decision-making. We’re looking for passionate, driven engineers to build systems that empower our users (both drivers and riders) to make the most effective use of Lyft’s products and experiences by making them more predictive, personalized, and adaptive. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of software engineering industry experience, including building and operating backend or data systems in production
- BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or relevant work experience
- Experience designing and leading delivery of large-scale distributed systems, and owning their reliability through monitoring, on-call, and incident response
- Solid distributed systems fundamentals: fault tolerance, delivery semantics, and consistency tradeoffs
- Track record of leading ambiguous, multi-engineer projects and mentoring other engineers
- Clear written communication, including design docs that align stakeholders

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