Software Engineer Intern Backend

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.

We care deeply about delivering the best transportation experience; this means the best experience for the passenger and the best experience for the driver. We believe this quality of service can only be achieved with a deep understanding of our world, our cities, our streets… how they evolve, how they breathe.

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 2026 and Summer 2027 (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 2026 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.

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 following the establishment of a Lyft office in Mexico City — 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.


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.

Nos preocupamos profundamente por brindar la mejor experiencia de transporte; esto significa la mejor experiencia para el pasajero y la mejor experiencia para el conductor. Creemos que esta calidad de servicio solo se puede lograr con un profundo conocimiento de nuestro mundo, nuestras ciudades, nuestras calles… cómo evolucionan, cómo respiran.

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?

Responsabilidades:

  • Reuniones breves diarias con pequeños equipos multifuncionales (scrum)
  • Pon en marcha tu proyecto, revisa en el día con otros miembros del equipo  preguntas o actualizaciones.
  • Dejas mejor el código que como lo encontraste al inicio (refactorización progresiva) .
  • Evalúas la fiabilidad garantizada por las pruebas automatizadas (pruebas unitarias, de integración y de carga)
  • Participas en revisiones de código para garantizar la calidad del código y distribuyes el conocimiento
  • Integraciones e implementaciones continuas
  • Regresas a casa sabiendo que tu trabajo hoy está mejorando significativamente las vidas de todos los conductores y pasajeros de Lyft
  • Trabaja en la oficina de la Ciudad de México o de forma remota como ingeniero

Experiencia:

  • Estar cursando una Licenciatura o Maestría en Ciencias de la Computación en una universidad en México (obligatorio), con fecha de graduación entre Diciembre de 2026 y Verano de 2027 (obligatorio). Para cualquier candidato que sea estudiante de maestría que haya trabajado entre sus programas de licenciatura y maestría: los candidatos deben tener menos de 2 años de experiencia laboral relevante de tiempo completo.
  • Disponible durante el Verano de 2026 para la pasantía en la Ciudad de México
  • Conocimientos de fundamentos de informática
  • Comprensión de las pruebas unitarias, de integración y de extremo a extremo
  • Excelentes habilidades de comunicación
  • Pasión por la comunidad, la sostenibilidad y/o el transporte
  • Capacidad para prosperar en un entorno de startup
  • Experiencia con problemas tecnológicos en tiempo real
  • Contribuciones a proyectos de código abierto
  • Experiencia trabajando con bases de datos
  • Experiencia resolviendo problemas tecnológicos en tiempo real
  • Experiencia en desarrollo móvil

Lyft valora enormemente que los empleados trabajen en la oficina para fomentar un ambiente de trabajo colaborativo y una cultura empresarial. Este puesto se realizará en la oficina con un horario híbrido tras el establecimiento de una oficina de Lyft en la Ciudad de México. Se espera que los miembros del equipo trabajen en la oficina tres días a la semana: lunes, miércoles y jueves. Lyft considera que trabajar en la oficina al menos tres días a la semana es una función esencial de este puesto híbrido. Por favor envíe su currículum en inglés.

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