Who you are

• We are looking for experienced leaders to guide these teams as they create an exceptional development experience for all of Lyft
• This role is ideal for someone who thrives on impact, collaboration, and working at scale
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of hands-on experience operating Kubernetes in production and working in cloud environments such as AWS or GCP
• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, and experienced in automating deployments in large-scale environments
• Strong background in Linux systems, networking, DNS, load balancing, and protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, and gRPC
• Proven experience designing or operating distributed network management systems, including service mesh or service proxies (e.g., Envoy, Istio, NGINX, Cilium)
• Deep understanding of AWS networking concepts, including VPCs, subnets, NAT gateways, NLBs, and security groups
• Demonstrated ability to debug complex, multi-layer infrastructure issues and lead incident response across highly available, large-scale systems

What the job involves

• Lyft’s Infrastructure teams are responsible for building the foundational systems that engineers rely on in order to build stable, scalable, and efficient service
• We build standardized infrastructure that helps software developers move fast, while still providing them with the flexibility they need to innovate within their teams
• These are high leverage roles, as your work will have a multiplicative effect across Engineering, and contribute directly to Lyft’s overall stability
• We’re looking for a Staff Infrastructure Network Engineer to join our Infrastructure team and play a pivotal role in designing, scaling, and evolving the systems that power Lyft’s entire engineering platform
• As a staff-level engineer, you’ll be a technical leader
• You’ll set direction, solve deeply complex infrastructure challenges, and deliver solutions that are reliable, scalable, and secure
• You’ll partner with teams across Lyft to ensure our foundational network infrastructure supports high performance, reliability, and developer velocity
• Design, implement, and maintain Lyft’s service mesh and edge routing using Envoy Proxy and Kubernetes on AWS, ensuring secure and reliable service-to-service communication
• Scale and operate Lyft’s Kubernetes networking stack, including Ingress controllers, CNI plugins, and service discovery, to support high-availability microservices
• Develop and optimize load balancing algorithms and traffic policies across control and data planes to improve latency, resiliency, and cost efficiency
• Build and maintain observability infrastructure (e.g., Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Datadog) to enable real-time visibility and incident response
• Lead incident investigation and resolution for production network issues, debugging across layers including Kubernetes, VPC networking, service mesh, and L4/L7 traffic flow

The application process

• Applications for this position will be accepted until September 24, 2025. Lyft reserves the right to close the application process early or extend the deadline at its discretion

Benefits

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Mental health benefits
• In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
• 401(k) plan to help save for your future
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
• Family building benefits
• Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program