Lead Software Engineer in Test
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.
Lyft needs experienced engineers from a breadth of disciplines. Our team has a history of enabling rich and creative features that set the standard for the ride-sharing industry. We constantly innovate and incorporate cutting-edge technologies to make the lives of our community more enriched.
The Customer Platform Quality team is a dynamic and collaborative group of QA and SET professionals dedicated to ensuring exceptional customer experiences across our platform. We are passionate about delivering high-quality products and services that meet the needs of our customers. As a member of this team, you will play a critical role in upholding our commitment to excellence by providing comprehensive quality support to multiple engineering teams.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the quality aspects of team projects and initiatives, fostering collaboration and aligning efforts with strategic objectives.
- Own key test automation frameworks, tools, and test infrastructure, driving their development, deployment, and maintenance.
- Champion in quality engineering excellence, investing in test architecture, performance testing, shared testing libraries, and addressing technical debt related to quality.
- Improve and contribute to operational quality responsibilities, including release qualification, monitoring of test systems, and efficient defect handling.
Experience:
- 7+ years of progressive hands-on industry experience an SDET, or strong Automation Engineer
- Mastery of object-oriented programming (e.g., Python, Java, Kotlin, Swift) with a demonstrated ability to design and implement complex, scalable, and maintainable test infrastructure
- Deep expertise in ensuring comprehensive and reliable testing for cutting-edge mobile applications
- Extensive experience in designing and implementing sophisticated API testing strategies and frameworks, capable of handling highly distributed and complex microservices architectures.
- Proven track record of defining, owning, and executing comprehensive test strategies for large-scale, highly complex features and systems, including leading the development of robust test plans and defect reporting processes.
- Demonstrated ability to drive significant improvements in engineering efficiency and quality across multiple teams or product areas, consistently balancing immediate tactical needs with long-term strategic vision for test automation and infrastructure.
- Leadership and collaboration skills with a history of successfully leading cross-functional quality initiatives and influencing engineering, product, and release teams to adopt best practices.
- Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts, influence technical direction, and evangelize a strong quality culture across the organization.
Benefits:
- Professional and stable working environment.
- The latest technology and equipment you need.
- Potential to work remotely, including out of country (dependent on work authorizations).
- 28 calendar days for vacation and up to 5 paid sick days.
- 18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive and foster parents are all eligible.
- Mental health benefits.
- Family building benefits.
This role is fully remote in Ukraine, candidates for this role must be based in the Ukraine. #Remote
