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Senior Software Engineer, Recommendations

Toronto, Ontario
On-site
Full-time
No salary posted1 weeks ago
Employment type
Full-time · On-site
Posted
September 24, 2026
NOC code
21231 — Software engineers and designers
Province
Ontario (ON)More in Ontario

Hiring confidence: Sparse posting · 11/100

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Senior Software Engineer, Recommendations at Lyft, Toronto, Canada. Full time, hybrid, in office at least 3 days a week. Lyft's Applied AI group is hiring a senior engineer onto its Recommendations team in Toronto, building the backend systems that decide what riders get shown and when. Lyft prints the base pay range on the advert, which is still unusual for a senior engineering role in Canada. The filter is seniority: five years of production experience, Python and Go, and distributed systems.…

This role is based in Ontario. The Canadian NOC code for this position is 21231 — Software engineers and designers. EvoResume is hiring for this full-time position through Jobily, where you can check how well your resume matches the posting before you apply.

Market context

About this role in Ontario

Average salary for Software Engineer in Ontario

Median $106,250 per year, with most postings between $74,450 and $127,133 (Software engineers and designers, 2026-08, 52 postings). This posting does not state a salary.

NOC code

21231 — Software engineers and designers. The National Occupational Classification code is what Express Entry, provincial nominee programs and Job Bank use to identify this occupation.

Typical qualifications for Canadian employers

A degree in computer science, software engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience, plus demonstrated work in one or more production languages and frameworks.

Licensing: No licence is needed to write software, but the title "engineer" is protected by the provincial engineering regulators; some employers post the same role as "software developer" for that reason.

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Top skills this posting asks for:

  • Python
  • Go
  • Distributed Systems

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What you'll do

  • Build backend systems for recommendations platform
  • Decide what riders get shown and when
  • Contribute to Lyft's Applied AI group
  • Design and maintain distributed systems for recommendations

What you'll need

  • 5+ years of production experience
  • Proficiency in Python
  • Proficiency in Go
  • Distributed systems knowledge
  • Hybrid work availability (minimum 3 days per week in office)
  • Based in or willing to relocate to Toronto, Canada

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