Software Engineer Intern, Backend (Summer 2027 - SF)

Engg; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Mental health benefits

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Lyft Pink benefits

Job summary

Lyft is seeking a software engineering intern in San Francisco to work alongside senior engineers on user-facing products. You will own your project, refactor code, and help ensure reliability with comprehensive testing.

The role offers in-person collaboration in a hybrid environment and rapid delivery of live features. This internship requires currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, with graduation between December 2027 and Summer 2028.

Qualifications

• Pursuing BS or MS in CS with expected graduation Dec 2027– Summer 2028
• Summer 2027 internship in San Francisco available
• Strong CS fundamentals and testing knowledge
• Experience with databases and mobile development is a plus

Responsibilities

• Own your project and provide updates to team members
• Improve code health through progressive refactoring
• Emphasize reliability with unit, integration and load tests
• Participate in code reviews to raise quality and share knowledge
• Support continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD)
• Contribute to making Lyft drivers and riders’ lives better through your work

Skills

CS fundamentals

Testing

Open source

Databases

Mobile development

Strong communication

Startup environment

Real-time problems

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

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 Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science , with a graduation date between December 2027 and Summer 2028 (required).
• For any candidates who are master's students who worked between their bachelor's and master's programs: candidates should also have less than 2 years of relevant full-time work experience
• Available during 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/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
• Experience with mobile development

Benefits

• Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Mental health benefits
• In addition to holidays, interns receive 2 days paid time off and 3 days sick time off 401(k) plan to help save for your future
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

Lyft is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace that fosters belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by law. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Lyft considers working in the office at least 3 days per week to be an essential function of this hybrid role.

#Hybrid The expected base pay range for this position in the San Francisco area is USD $52-$58/hour, not inclusive of potential equity offering, bonus or benefits. Salary ranges are dependent on a variety of factors, including qualifications, experience and geographic location.