Software Engineer Intern, Backend (Summer 2027 - Mexico)
Lyft is hiring a Software Engineer Intern, Backend (Summer 2027 - Mexico) in Mexico City, Mexico. Level rates it ; you can apply on Lyft.
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Backend software engineering intern to develop, test, and maintain robust services and database systems.
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?
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
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 2027 y Verano de 2028 (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 2027 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
Por favor envíe su currículum en inglés.
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Software Engineer Intern, Backend (Summer 2027 - Mexico) at Lyft rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
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