Software Engineer Intern, Lyft

Frontend, Summer 2025

Salary not provided

The expected range of pay for this position in the San Francisco Bay Area is $52.00 - $58.00/hour

React

CSS

TypeScript

HTML

JavaScript

Jest

Babel

Jasmine

Protractor

Git

Unix

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3 days a week in office

Ride sharing company

Job no longer available

Ride sharing company

1001+ employees

B2CTravelTransportMobilityRidesharing

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

The expected range of pay for this position in the San Francisco Bay Area is $52.00 - $58.00/hour

React

CSS

TypeScript

HTML

JavaScript

Jest

Babel

Jasmine

Protractor

Git

Unix

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3 days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2CTravelTransportMobilityRidesharing

Company mission

To improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, with a graduation date between December 2025 and Summer 2026 (required)
Available during Summer 2025 for an internship in San Francisco
Knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML
Experience working with leading JavaScript frameworks, like React
Understanding of how browsers and DOM work
Experience with Git or other distributed version control systems
Experience with browser developer tools
Experience with the Unix command line interface
Solid understanding of web performance
Experience with TypeScript
Experience with CSS preprocessors like Sass
Understanding of unit, integration, and end-to-end testing
Experience with modern frontend testing tools, such as Webpack, Babel, Jest, Jasmine, Protractor, and WebDriver
Excellent communication skills
Passion for community, sustainability, and/or transportation
Ability to thrive in a startup environment
Experience solving real-time technology problems
Previous work with social networks

What the job involves

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
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!

Our take

Lyft has aimed for consistent growth, making sure to pitch itself as a more reliable and friendly ride-sharing option than its main competitor, Uber. Uber has a greater market share and operates globally, but Lyft hopes to compete by its focus on ride-sharing over Uber's more diversified business approach and as a more rider-friendly and greener alternative to Uber.

Operating only in the USA and Canada, Lyft is in a position of being less affected by global events than Uber but also more vulnerable to local conditions. As an example, while it doesn't face the regulatory hurdles around employment rights that Uber does, it is unable to balance out the cost of the unusually expensive US auto insurance across its operations.

In 2022, Lyft acquired PBSC Urban Solutions, a bike-share equipment and technology supplier, allowing Lyft to compete in new verticals and reaffirming its commitment to green transportation. It has also trialed and launched Lyft Assisted, where drivers help passengers from their door into the car to get to medical appointments. These developments chime well with Lyft's unique selling point as a friendlier and more environmentally aware ride-sharing app.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

-2% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.6)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 14 rounds)

Jun 2018

$600m

LATE VC

Mar 2018

$200m

LATE VC

Total funding: $4.9bn

Company benefits

Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options
Mental health benefits
In addition to 12 observed holidays, salaried team members have unlimited paid time off, hourly team members have 15 days paid time off
401(k) plan to help save for your future
18 weeks of paid parental leave. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program
Family building benefits
Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program

Company HQ

China Basin, San Francisco, CA

Articles

Lyft prices IPO at top of range

With New Lyft Assisted, Drivers Will Help Riders From Door to Vehicle

Lyft doubles micromobility footprint with PBSC acquisition

Leadership

John Zimmer

(Co-Founder)

Originally an Analyst at Lehman Brothers, Zimmer then founded Zimride which was a private ridesharing company that pivoted into Lyft.

Logan Green

(Co-Founder)

Founded Zimride, a private ridesharing company which later pivoted into Lyft.

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