Backend Software Engineer Intern (Hybrid)

Lyft; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Mental health benefits

Paid time off: 2 days + 3 days sick

401(k) plan

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Lyft Pink benefits

Job summary

Lyft is offering a Summer internship in San Francisco for students pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science. You will work alongside top engineers, contribute to user-facing products, and see your code go live quickly.

The role emphasizes autonomy, collaborative in-office work on a hybrid schedule, and a focus on reliable testing and real-time challenges. The position requires CS fundamentals, experience with unit/integration testing, databases, mobile development, and open source contributions.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science with graduation between Dec 2027 and Summer 2028.
• Available Summer 2027 for an internship in San Francisco.
• Strong knowledge of CS fundamentals.
• Understanding of unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Passion for community, sustainability, and 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.
• Experience with mobile development.

Responsibilities

• Own your project, while checking in with other team members throughout the day with questions and updates.
• Leave the code in a better state than when you found it (progressive refactor).
• 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!

Skills

CS fundamentals

Unit testing

Integration testing

End-to-end testing

Communication skills

Open source contributions

Databases

Mobile development

Real-time tech problems

Education

Bachelor's/Master's CS degree

Job description

Lyft is offering a Summer internship in San Francisco for students pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science. You will work alongside top engineers, contribute to user-facing products, and see your code go live quickly.

The role emphasizes autonomy, collaborative in-office work on a hybrid schedule, and a focus on reliable testing and real-time challenges. The position requires CS fundamentals, experience with unit/integration testing, databases, mobile development, and open source contributions.