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Company

Lyft · 2 weeks ago

Software Engineer Intern, Backend (Summer 2025)

San Francisco County, CA

Internship

Hybrid

Intern

$52/hr - $58/hr

Start in 2025 Summer

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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!

Qualification

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Computer Science fundamentalsUnit testingIntegration testingEnd-to-end testingReal-time technology problemsDatabase experienceMobile developmentOpen source contributions

Required

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, with a graduation date between December 2025 and Summer 2026

Available during Summer 2025 for an internship in San Francisco, California

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

Experience working with databases

Preferred

Contributions to open source projects

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

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Company

Lyft

Glassdoor

3.6

Lyft designs, markets, and operates a mobile application that matches drivers with passengers who request rides.

Founded in 2012

San Francisco, California, USA

5,001-10,000 employees

http://lyft.com

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