Software Engineer Intern, Backend (Summer 2027 - Mexico)
Summer 2027 backend software engineering internship at Lyft in Mexico City for students at Mexican universities graduating Dec 2027–Summer 2028. Interns own a project end to end — coding, testing, code reviews, and CI/CD — shipping user-facing features for Lyft's ride-hailing platform.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Intern
- Employment
- Internship
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science at a university in Mexico
- Graduation date between December 2027 and Summer 2028
- Master's students who worked between programs: less than 2 years of relevant full-time work experience
- Available during Summer 2027 for an internship in Mexico City
Nice to have
- 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 with mobile development
Full 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 at a university in Mexico (required), 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 have less than 2 years of relevant full-time work experience
- Available during Summer 2027 for an internship in Mexico City
- 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
Please submit your resume in English.
En Lyft, nuestro propósito es servir y conectar. Buscamos lograrlo cultivando un ambiente de trabajo donde todos se sientan parte del equipo y tengan la oportunidad de prosperar.
Los pasantes trabajan al lado de los mejores ingenieros del sector, con autonomía desde el primer dia. Contribuyen a productos de cara al usuario y pueden ver su trabajo implementado rápidamente. Lyft fomenta un entorno colaborativo en la oficina, por lo que siempre hay una mente brillante dispuesta a escuchar tu próxima idea. ¿Cuál es la tuya?