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Automation Engineer

Recent update: · High-demand role · Focus skill today: JMeter
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Lyft
Birmingham, AL Internship Mid-Level $65,000 - $92,000
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About the Position

The right Automation Engineer sees a flaky test not as noise but as a clue, and Lyft in Birmingham, AL has clues worth chasing. An internship Automation Engineer seat at Lyft that pairs $65,000 - $92,000 with ownership, collaboration, and a long-term growth track.

Key Responsibilities

  • Wrangle Xray config across environments so Birmingham staging mirrors production
  • Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
  • Negotiate JMeter tradeoffs with product when Lyft timelines and reality collide
  • Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at Lyft can explain
  • Scale Lyft's Exploratory Testing services from Birmingham pilot to AL-wide rollout
  • Tune ISTQB Certification caching so Lyft survives the Birmingham launch spike on the same hardware
  • Sketch Exploratory Testing sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone
  • Keep Lyft's Selenium Grid CI under ten minutes so Birmingham, AL engineers stay in flow

What You'll Bring

  • At least 5 years building expertise within the technology space
  • A keen eye for quality and consistency in your output
  • A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat
  • Comfortable presenting ideas to stakeholders at every level
  • 3+ years that left you with strong instincts and few illusions
  • At least 5 years of standing behind your own estimates
  • The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back

Long before technology was fashionable, Lyft was already solving it for businesses scattered across AL. We swap Attention Management and ISTQB Certification tips over lunch because nobody here pretends to know it all.

Here the offer compounds, $65,000 - $92,000 now, mentorship next, benefits throughout, and flexible Birmingham, AL hours for the long haul.

Actively staffed and live, this Birmingham, AL opening is no relic.

We promise a real review, a real reply, and a real shot, so send the application.

Coordinates: 39.8283, -98.5795
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What You Bring

  • ISTQB Certification
  • Smoke Testing
  • Selenium Grid
  • Exploratory Testing
  • BDD
  • Xray
  • JMeter
  • Attention Management
  • Multitasking
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What You Get

  • Service anniversary awards
  • Telemedicine and virtual care access
  • Restricted stock units (RSUs)
  • Weight management programs
  • Employer pension contributions
  • Commuter benefits
  • Remote work flexibility
  • Parental leave
  • Oil Changes
  • Paternity Leave
  • On-site cafeteria
  • Holiday Parties
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Posted 2026-10-13 Deadline 2026-12-18