Software Engineer Intern, Backend - Montreal (Summer 2025)

at  Lyft

SOFTWARE ENGINEER INTERN (BACKEND)

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.
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?

EXPERIENCE:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science from a university in Canada, with a graduation date between December 2025 and Summer 2026 (required)
• Available during Summer 2025 for the internship in Montreal
• Strong knowledge of CS fundamentals
• 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
• Must be fluent in spoken and written English and have a working proficiency in French

• 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
• Integrating and deploying according to the CI/CD practice
• Go home knowing that your work today is meaningfully improving the lives of every Lyft driver and every Lyft rider!