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!
- 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.
Skills Required
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a related field from a university in Mexico
- Graduating between December 2027 and Summer 2028
- Available during Summer 2027 in Mexico City for a 12-week, 40-hour-per-week internship
- Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals
- Good English communication skills
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML
- Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React
- Passion for community, sustainability, and/or transportation
- Ability to thrive in a startup environment
- Experience solving real-time technology problems
- Contributions to open source projects
- Experience working with databases
- Previous work with social networks
- Resume submitted in English
Lyft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Lyft and has not been reviewed or approved by Lyft.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage is provided for corporate employees, with added access to One Medical and mental‑health support for employees and dependents. Benefits materials also highlight wellness programs alongside these core plans.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave of 18 weeks is offered for biological, adoptive, and foster parents, and family‑building and fertility support are included. These provisions are consistently described as a standout element of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Salaried U.S. employees have unlimited PTO, and hourly employees receive a defined bank of paid time off plus observed holidays. Some reports also note sabbatical eligibility after tenure.
Lyft Insights
What We Do
Lyft was founded in 2012 by Logan Green and John Zimmer to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation, and is available to approximately 95 percent of the United States population as well as select cities in Canada. Lyft is committed to effecting positive change for our cities by offsetting carbon emissions from all rides, and by promoting transportation equity through shared rides, bikeshare systems, electric scooters, and public transit partnerships.
