Firmware Engineer, LUS
Lyft INC · 🇨🇦 Montreal, Canada
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About the role
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. Lyft Urban Solutions powers the bike-sharing and scooter-sharing systems that move millions of people in over 60 cities worldwide. We built North America's first automated bike-share system and continue to lead the micromobility revolution. Our systems operate globally - from Citi Bike in New York to BIXI in Montreal, Divvy in Chicago, Capital Bikeshare in DC, and iconic systems in Austin, Barcelona, Bogota, Boston, Buenos Aires, Columbus, Detroit, Dubai, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Monaco, Pittsburgh, Portland, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Toronto, and beyond. We're not just technology providers - we operate these systems, building the software, hardware, and operations that make urban micromobility work at scale. Ready to shape how millions of people move through their cities every day? The Lyft Urban Solutions (LUS) Firmware Engineer role is key in the development and delivery of Lyft’s micromobility hardware offerings, including electric bikes, scooters, batteries, stations, and more! We are looking for a Firmware Engineer who brings exceptional technical skills to contribute in NPI (New Product Introduction) and fleet sustainability programs that unlock value for the cities across the globe that use our products. Firmware Engineers at Lyft collaborate closely with hardware, operations, and manufacturing teams, necessitating strong technical expertise, leadership, and communication skills. They are proactive problem solvers who drive initiatives forward, ensuring the successful delivery of key results that significantly impact the business. Responsibilities: • Develop features for embedded systems across our Micromobility product line(vehicles, docks, internal tools). • Work with cross-functional teams to prototype, develop, and take to production, our next generation of world-class mobility products. • Work on refinements and updates to to improve the overall experience on existing products. Experience: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field. • 5+ Years developing in C/C++ for embedded systems. • Familiarity with using Python for scripting and automated-test. • Experience using an embedded real-time OS (FreeRTOS, ThreadX, etc). • Understanding of low-level OS concepts(memory management, scheduling, threads, interrupts). • Familiarity with ARM Cortex-M line of processors. • Hands-on experience in supporting electrical bring-up and debugging. • Strong embedded debugging skills including ability to use debug probes, signal analyzers, oscilloscopes and power analyzers. • Experience translating product needs into actionable schedules. • Strong communications skills for articulating technical approaches and sharing out risk and progress to non-technical audiences. • Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts. Benefits: • Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits • Mental health benefits • Family building benefits • Pet benefits • Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account • RRSP plan with company match to help save for your future • In addition to provincial observed holidays, salaried team members are covered under Lyft's flexible paid time off policy. The policy allows team members to take off as much time as they need (with manager approval). Hourly team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service • Lyft is proud to support new parents with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top-up plan to complement provincial programs. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible. • Subsidized commut