At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
Data is at the heart of how Lyft makes business and product decisions. As a data science team, we work collaboratively with partners across product, engineering, operations and growth to develop business insights and make actionable recommendations. We’re looking for passionate data scientists to take on some of the most interesting and impactful problems in ridesharing.
Data Science Intern, Decisions – Product (Summer 2026)
Lyft
Hybrid
San Francisco, CA, United States
Full-time
$21,600 -
$27,840
About Lyft
About the Role
As a Data Science Intern on the Decisions: Product track, you will focus on Data Science for humans. Your output shapes decisions made by executives, product managers, operations and business teams, and beyond. This role relies upon an ability to apply decision frameworks and a deep understanding of the business and product to drive alignment on problems and solutions.
Qualifications
Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in data science, computer science, economics, applied math, engineering, statistics or another quantitative field; or in a hard science field, such as physics, biology, biostatistics, etc.
Currently attending a university and graduating between December 2026 and Summer 2027 (required). For any candidates who are master's students who worked between their bachelor's and master's programs: candidates should also have less than 2 years of relevant full-time work experience.
Available during Summer 2026 for the internship in San Francisco.
Comfortable working with very large datasets.
Experience analyzing data in Python or R; strong proficiency in SQL.
Experimentation design and analysis of A/B tests.
Effective communication skills; detail-oriented.
Passion for community, sustainability, or transportation.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Currently attending a university and graduating between December 2026 and Summer 2027 (required). For any candidates who are master's students who worked between their bachelor's and master's programs: candidates should also have less than 2 years of relevant full-time work experience.
Available during Summer 2026 for the internship in San Francisco.
Comfortable working with very large datasets.
Experience analyzing data in Python or R; strong proficiency in SQL.
Experimentation design and analysis of A/B tests.
Effective communication skills; detail-oriented.
Passion for community, sustainability, or transportation.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
Build and automate relevant models and reporting for important business processes.
Perform deep-dives into our customer data to understand passenger and driver behavior.
Develop strong hypotheses, create solutions, and uncover business insights to increase growth.
Design and analyze experiments to increase engagement with the Lyft platform.
Partner and develop strong relationships with diverse teams across product, marketing, and engineering.
Perform deep-dives into our customer data to understand passenger and driver behavior.
Develop strong hypotheses, create solutions, and uncover business insights to increase growth.
Design and analyze experiments to increase engagement with the Lyft platform.
Partner and develop strong relationships with diverse teams across product, marketing, and engineering.
Benefits
Great medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
Mental health benefits.
In addition to holidays, interns receive 2 days paid time off and 3 days sick time off.
401(k) plan to help save for your future.
Pre-tax commuter benefits.
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Mental health benefits.
In addition to holidays, interns receive 2 days paid time off and 3 days sick time off.
401(k) plan to help save for your future.
Pre-tax commuter benefits.
Lyft Pink - Lyft team members get an exclusive opportunity to test new benefits of our Ridership Program.

