Software Engineer Intern, Backend

Lyft

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco, CA
Employment: Intern
Posted: 3 days ago
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About Lyft

Lyft is a transportation network company offering ride-hailing services across the US and Canada.

Lyft currently has 23 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $140,800–$176,000 across 17 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer Intern, Backend

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Software Engineer Intern, Backend (Summer 2027) will join the engineering team to develop user-facing products while collaborating with industry experts. The role involves owning projects, performing progressive refactors to improve code quality, and ensuring system reliability through unit, integration, and load testing. The intern will participate in code reviews, manage continuous integration and deployment processes, and contribute to the codebase daily. Required skills include a strong grasp of computer science fundamentals, experience with databases, mobile development, and solving real-time technology problems. Candidates should also possess excellent communication skills and have contributed to open source projects. This position focuses on technical challenges within the transportation domain, specifically building backend systems that improve the experience for drivers and passengers while navigating complex real-time technology requirements in a fast-paced environment.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 791 postings across 63 companies.

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Skills

Databases Mobile Development Open Source End-to-End Testing

What you'll do

Own and execute assigned projects while providing regular status updates to team members.
Perform progressive refactoring to improve existing code quality.
Write unit, integration, and load tests to ensure system reliability.
Participate in code reviews to maintain high standards and share knowledge.
Manage continuous integration and deployment processes.
Develop features for user-facing products that impact Lyft drivers and passengers.

What we're looking for

Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science with a graduation date between December 2027 and Summer 2028.
Master's students must have less than 2 years of relevant full-time work experience.
Available for an internship in San Francisco during Summer 2027.
Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals.
Understanding of unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
Excellent communication skills.
Experience with real-time technology problems (preferred).
Experience with mobile development or open source projects (preferred).

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