# Software Engineer Intern, Backend (Summer 2027 - Montreal)

**Company**: Lyft
**Location**: Montreal, QC
**Job type**: internship
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

**Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lyft/jobs/8796054002?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_b870f20a-8cb

## Description

As a Software Engineer Intern, Backend at Lyft, you will work side-by-side with top engineers in the industry, contributing to user-facing products and seeing your work go live quickly.

## Responsibilities:

- Own your project, checking in with team members throughout the day with questions and updates.

- Ensure the code is in a better state than when you found it through progressive refactoring.

- Value reliability by testing, including unit, integration, and load tests.

- Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and distribute knowledge.

- Engage in continuous integration and deployment.

- Know that your work meaningfully improves the lives of every Lyft driver and passenger.

## Experience:

- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science from a Canadian university, graduating between December 2027 and Summer 2028.

- Available during Summer 2027 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.

- Contributions to open-source projects.

- Experience working with databases.

- Experience solving real-time technology problems.

- Experience with mobile development.

- Fluency in spoken and written English, with working proficiency in French.

## Benefits:

- Mental health benefits.

- Paid time off, including 2 days of paid time off and 3 days of sick time off.

- Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits.

## Skills

### Required
- Computer Science
- CS fundamentals
- Excellent communication skills
- English
- French

### Nice to have
- open-source projects
- databases
- real-time technology problems
- mobile development

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Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lyft/jobs/8796054002?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)