The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Lyft is hiring a Backend Developer in Newark, NJ.

• Role description

  Lyft is hiring a Backend Developer to design, build, and ship software that serves millions of users every day. Earn $106,000 - $147,000, own outcomes, and grow your technology career with a team that values 3 years of real experience.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Write clean, well-tested code that scales with Lyft's growing user base
  • Ship incremental improvements to Lyft's Newark platform on a regular cadence
  • Untangle the Work-Life Balance dependency knots that have slowed Newark releases for months
  • Spike a Jenkins proof of concept fast when Lyft needs a yes-or-no answer
  • Translate the boldly-pragmatic Next.js outage into fixes that make the next Newark launch dull

  What You'll Bring

  • Demonstrated comfort presenting to mid-level leadership
  • 5 years that taught you which corners can be cut
  • An appetite for ownership that scales with the stakes
  • Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills

  Trusted by businesses nationwide, Lyft operates a values-led technology platform from its Newark base. Our Newark, NJ team moves at a steady, sustainable pace and protects time for deep, focused Next.js work.

  You'll receive $106,000 - $147,000, a hybrid schedule, and a personalized development plan tailored to your technology career goals.

  Our hiring manager is personally reviewing every Backend Developer application that comes in.

  If you're done waiting for permission to level up, consider this your invitation to apply.

• Required skills

  • Docker
  • Next.js
  • Cypress
  • Jenkins
  • Facilitation
  • Work-Life Balance

• Benefits & perks

  • Charitable donation matching
  • Dental Insurance
  • Conference attendance budget
  • Paternity Leave
  • Cost-of-living adjustments
  • Paid relocation for international moves
  • Acupuncture coverage

• Apply before 2026-08-28

  Submit your application for this Hybrid technology position.