Software Engineer Intern - Mexico City (2021)

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At Lyft, our mission is to improve people’s lives with the world’s best transportation. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization. Lyft is looking for aspiring software engineers from a scope of disciplines to join our newest office in Mexico City.

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:

  • Brief daily meeting to sync with small cross-functional team (scrum)
  • Go off and crank on your project, 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 automated 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 B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent
  • Requirement to return to coursework for a minimum of one term following internship completion
  • Experience with object-oriented programming 
  • Ability to thrive in a startup environment
  • Passion for sustainability and/or transportation
  • Fluent in English (required)

 Responsabilidades: 

  • Reuniones breves diarias con el pequeño equipo multifuncional (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: 

  • Actualmente cursando B.S. (Licenciatura)  o M.S. (Maestría) en Ciencias de la Computación o equivalente
  • Se requiere regresar a los cursos por lo menos un período después del término de la pasantía
  • Experiencia con programación orientada a objetos
  • Habilidad para prosperar en un entorno rápido 
  • Pasión por la sustenibilidad y/o el transporte