Senior Software Engineer, iOS

Lyft

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco, CA
Salary: $148,000–$185,000 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $166k

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This role pays less than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $158,075–$217,725 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $166k versus about $188k for comparable roles.

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About Lyft

Lyft is a transportation network company offering ride-hailing services across the US and Canada.

Lyft currently has 18 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $140,800–$176,000 across 13 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, iOS

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As a Senior Software Engineer - iOS on the Mobile Foundations team within Client Infrastructure, you will build and maintain foundational systems that empower all mobile engineers across the organization. You will develop reliable infrastructure including networking, architecture, and UI frameworks like Lyft Product Language and DeclarativeUI to ensure stability and scalability for millions of users. Your daily work involves creating tools to reduce developer friction, refactoring code, and collaborating with cross-functional partners such as designers and Android engineers to define future mobile architectures. You will utilize Swift, UIKit, and declarative UI development while contributing to open-source projects like Hammer. The role focuses on solving complex infrastructure challenges by building high-quality, maintainable components and shared libraries that simplify the developer experience and provide a consistent foundation for delivering rich mobile experiences across the entire platform.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 788 postings across 66 companies.

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Skills

Swift UIKit SwiftUI Declarative UI iOS Reactive Programming Figma Open Source Mobile Infrastructure Refactoring

What you'll do

Develop and maintain reliable mobile infrastructure including networking, architecture, and UI frameworks.
Build scalable foundational systems and libraries to improve the internal developer experience.
Support and mentor iOS engineers across the organization using internal tools and platforms.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to define the future of mobile UI and architecture.
Identify and resolve developer friction by refactoring code and improving development processes.
Contribute to open-source projects and maintain high standards for Swift code quality.
Design and implement well-documented, scalable APIs based on clear design principles.

What we're looking for

Strong experience with Swift.
Experience with UIKit and declarative UI development.
Experience creating shared components and developing reliable mobile infrastructure like networking and architecture frameworks.
Experience working on internal developer productivity teams or projects.
Experience mentoring and supporting other Mobile Engineers.
Demonstrated ability to lead a project from initial concept through to successful completion.
Familiarity with design and prototyping tools such as Figma.
Contributions to open source projects, experience with SwiftUI, and experience with unidirectional and reactive programming (preferred).

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