Join Lyft as a Software Engineer Intern to work on user-facing products in a collaborative environment.
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Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Own your project
- Participate in code reviews
- Ensure code quality
- Contribute to user-facing products
- Improve the lives of Lyft drivers and passengers
Must have
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Graduating between December 2027 and Summer 2028
- Available during Summer 2027 for a 12 week internship
- Strong knowledge of CS fundamentals
- Good English communication skills
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML
Nice to have
- Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks like React
- Passion for community, sustainability, and/or transportation
- Experience with real-time technology problems
- Contributions to open source projects
- Experience working with databases
- Previous work with social networks
Requirements
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- No sponsorship (stated in posting)
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, years of experience, work arrangement.
Joblaze summary
The Software Engineer Intern at Lyft focuses on developing user-facing products, taking ownership of projects while collaborating with experienced engineers. Key skills include proficiency in JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and familiarity with frameworks like React, alongside a solid understanding of computer science fundamentals. This role is ideal for students nearing graduation who are eager to apply their technical knowledge in a fast-paced environment. Lyft emphasizes a collaborative culture, allowing interns to see their contributions directly impact the user experience.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today on Joblaze — tracked directly from Lyft's career page.
- Lyft has 201 other open roles including Data Analyst Intern (Summer 2027), Business Systems Engineer, Intelligent Automation, Data Engineer Intern (Summer 2027).
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Quick facts
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, React.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Lyft targets intern candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Internship for this Software Engineer Intern, Frontend (Summer 2027) role at Lyft.
From the original posting
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.
Interns work side-by-side with top engineers in the industry while having autonomy from the get-go. They contribute to user-facing products and are able to see their work go live quickly. Lyft fosters a collaborative environment in the office, so there's always a sharp mind eager to hear about your next idea. So what's yours?
Responsibilities:
- Own your project, while checking in with other team members throughout the day with questions and updates
- You leave the code in a better state than when you found it (progressive refactor)
- You value reliability, ensured by testing (unit, integration and load tests)
- Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge
- Continuous integration and deployment
- Go home knowing that your work today is meaningfully improving the lives of every Lyft driver and every Lyft passenger!
Experience:
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a related field from a university in Mexico (required)
- Graduating between December 2027 and Summer 2028 (required)
- Available during Summer 2027 in Mexico City for a 12 week, 40 hour per week internship
- Strong knowledge of CS fundamentals
- Good English communication skills
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML
- Experience working with modern JavaScript frameworks, like React
- Passion for community, sustainability, and/or transportation
- Ability to thrive in a startup environment
- Experience with real-time technology problems
- Contributions to open source projects
- Experience working with databases
- Experience solving real-time technology problems
- Previous work with social networks
Please submit your resume in English.