Senior Software Engineer, Platform Engineering

Lime is the world's largest shared electric vehicle company. We’re on a mission to build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free. Our electric bikes and scooters have powered 700+ million rides in 250+ cities on 5 continents, replacing an estimated 150+ million car trips. Named a Time 100 Most Influential Company and Fast Company Brand That Matters, Lime continues to set the pace for shared micromobility globally.

The Platform Engineering team at Lime is responsible for enabling software engineers to build, test and deploy Lime products globally at scale through resilient, cost effective and secure infrastructure, and high-quality developer and data science tooling.

The ideal candidate will have experience working in an evolving startup environment. You will be an in the moment problem solver with the ability to think about the short term and long term plan. You're energized about building and scaling and being part of a forward-thinking organization.  

What you’ll do:

• Identify, define, and solve strategically essential technical problems, including architecting and building highly scalable foundational platforms, leading new product initiatives, and revamping existing core application experiences.

• Maintain and improve security controls to ensure compliance with SOX and other relevant regulations.

• Support audits and due diligence processes related to infrastructure.

• Advise Lime’s leadership team on key technology adoption and process improvements.

• Contribute to infrastructure changes through GitOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

About you:

• 5+ years of industry professional software development experience and a track record of building impactful products or systems.

• Skilled at writing logical and maintainable code, and providing clear feedback in code reviews.

• Owner’s mindset. You’re a self-starter and get things across the finish line.

• Strong influencer. You motivate and empower your team to go above and beyond.

• Technical proficiency to understand and contribute to the design and implementation of projects and ideas. 

• Excellent communication and effective prioritization skills in working with competing priorities.

Preferred Experience:

• 2+ years operating Kubernetes clusters in AWS or other cloud environment

• 1+ years building ML tooling for data science teams

• 3+ years working with AWS technologies in production environment, including 2+ years of MySQL.

• Operating Ruby on Rails in a cloud environment for 2+ years is a plus

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If you want to make an impact, Lime is the place for you. Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? If this role excites you we encourage you to apply. Explore all opportunities on our career page.

Lime is an Equal Opportunity Employer, but that’s just the start. We believe different perspectives help us grow and achieve more. That’s why we’re dedicated to hiring and developing the most talented and globally diverse team – which includes individuals with different backgrounds, abilities, identities and experiences. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process can email [email protected] for assistance. 

Use of artificial intelligence or an LLM such as ChatGPT during the interview process will be grounds for rejection of your application.