Software Engineer Intern, Frontend (Summer 2027)

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 degree in Computer Science or a related field from a university in Mexico (required)

• Graduating between December 2027 and Summer 2028 (required)

• Available during Summer 2027 in Mexico City for a 12 week, 40 hour per week internship

• Strong knowledge of CS fundamentals

• Good English communication skills

• Strong knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML

• Experience working with modern JavaScript frameworks, like React

• 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

• Previous work with social networks

Please submit your resume in English.

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