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 rider 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.

　　You're an enthusiastic and aspiring app developer looking to take your skills to the next level by joining our iOS team as an intern Our app is used by millions of people, and we take great pride in our work. This means excellent development practices, careful code architecture, and an organization built around rapid releases Our codebase is written entirely in Swift with modern design patterns and coding standards

　　

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 rider!

Experience:

Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science or a related field from a university in Canada, with a graduation date between December 2024 and June 2025 (required) Available during Summer 2024 for an internship Strong knowledge of CS fundamentals Strong knowledge of Swift 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 Previous work with social networks Lyft proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offences, or any other basis protected by applicable law or by Company policy.  Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.  Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process.  Please contact your recruiter now if you wish to make such a request.

　　This role will be in-office on a hybrid schedule following the establishment of a Lyft office in Toronto — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Thursdays and a team-specific third day.