Network Engineer

Lyft's mission to serve and connect is rooted in our deep customer-obsession, driving accountability, and striving for excellence. To accomplish this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization.

Are you ready to take your networking expertise to the next level in a dynamic and collaborative environment? As a Network Engineer at Lyft, you'll play a pivotal role in our Corporate Engineering team, reporting directly to the Manager of Corporate Engineering. In this role, you'll work closely with cross-functional teams, leveraging your previous experience to anticipate challenges, plan for the unexpected, and proactively mature our network and systems services to meet the evolving needs of the business. We're seeking a strategic thinker who thrives in a fast-paced environment, possesses strong communication skills, and is dedicated to driving innovation and excellence in network infrastructure. As a proven engineer, you create a following and an environment that enables your peers to do their best work.

If you're a candidate who is passionate about staying ahead of the curve, ensuring seamless connectivity and reliability, building a vision of what could be, cultivating relationships, and developing the skills and talents of others, then you may be the ideal person for this position.

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable and resilient network and systems solutions to support the company's business objectives. We have a cloud first mentality, but still support some on premise technologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess network requirements and develop strategic plans and documents for network and systems infrastructure enhancements.
• Proactively identify and address network performance issues, security vulnerabilities, and emerging technologies to ensure optimal network reliability and security.
• Support network and systems-related projects, including upgrades, migrations, and new deployments, from conception to completion.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, including network systems diagrams, configuration details, and standard operating procedures.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior members of the network engineering team.
• Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in networking and security.
• Participate in on-call rotation and respond to network and systems-related incidents and outages as needed.
• Collaborate with vendors and service providers to evaluate and implement new technologies and solutions.
• Educate and provide CEIT leadership with requirements to address gaps leading to overall network and systems resiliency.
• Occasional visits to our larger offices located in San Francisco, New York, Seattle and Montreal
  
  

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in network and/or systems engineering roles, with a focus on designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise-level networks and systems.
• Expertise in routing and switching protocols, including BGP, OSPF, VLANs SD-WAN, and VPN technologies. Experience supporting a Tailscale mesh is a plus!
• Hands-on experience with Cisco, Juniper, Aruba networking equipment and related technologies.
• Strong understanding of network security principles and best practices, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and secure access controls.
• Experience with network monitoring and management tools, such as Logic Monitor and Netbox.
• Experience with on-premise and cloud technologies including AWS and vSphere.
• Experience with Terraform is a plus!
• Experience operating networks and the systems that support them.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex network issues effectively.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
  
  

Benefits:

• Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits
• Mental health benefits
• Family building benefits
• Child care and pet benefits
• Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account
• RRSP plan to help save for your future
• In addition to provincial observed holidays, salaried team members are covered under Lyft's flexible paid time off policy. The policy allows team members to take off as much time as they need (with manager approval). Hourly team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service
• Lyft is proud to support new parents with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top-up plan to complement provincial programs. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible.
• Subsidized commuter benefits
  
  

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 $122,000-$152,500. 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.