Android Engineer, Trust & Safety

Job Description

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. The Trust & Safety function at Lyft is dedicated to keeping every Lyft ride safe for both riders and drivers. We build and maintain the tools, features, and systems that deter bad actors, protect vulnerable populations, and reinforce trust across the platform. As an Android Engineer working on Trust & Safety, you'll work at the intersection of product, design, engineering, and policy to ship high-impact safety features to millions of users. Responsibilities: Build and maintain Android features that directly protect riders and drivers. Partner closely with product managers, designers, data scientists, and backend engineers to translate safety concepts into polished, reliable user experiences. Critically evaluate proposed designs and product specs - identify logic gaps, edge cases, and potential abuse vectors before they reach production. Navigate tradeoffs thoughtfully in a fast-paced environment with many concurrent high-priority projects. Contribute to discussions around OKR planning and help find creative approaches to achieving team goals. Analyze internal systems and processes and identify opportunities for improvement and automation. Share knowledge through brown bags, tech talks, and engineering best practices. Participate in code, product, and design reviews to ensure quality and consistency. Keep up-to-date with Android, broader industry developments, and the latest AI tools to enhance productivity and engineering workflows. Experience: Experience shipping large-scale Android applications. Proficiency in Kotlin; Java experience is a plus but not required. Experience with architecture paradigms like unidirectional and reactive programming, and other patterns commonly used in the industry. Experience with Jetpack Compose, unit and snapshot testing, and creating shared components. Strong product sense - you care about usability, good design, and how features affect real people's safety. A critical and creative thinker who can spot flaws in proposed solutions and suggest better alternatives. Comfortable working in a highly cross-functional environment where regular collaboration with product and design partners is the norm, not the exception. Interest in growing into a technical leadership role over time, with the appetite and potential to take on greater scope and influence on the team. Bonus: experience pursuing side projects or open-source contributions. Benefits: Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits Mental health ben

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