Lyft
Direct Greenhouse career site

Software Engineer Intern, Backend (Summer 2027 - SF)

Location
San Francisco, CA
Listed
2 days ago

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 highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture.
  • 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.
  • Your recruiter can share more information about the various in-office perks Lyft offers. #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.
  • Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range specific to your working location and other factors during the hiring process.

About Lyft

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?

Read the original posting

From Lyft's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 7, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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