ByteDance · 1 week ago
Backend Software Engineer Intern (Global E-Commerce) - 2026 Summer (BS/MS)
United States
Internship
Remote
Intern
Start in 2026 SummerByteDance is a company that inspires creativity and enriches life through its innovative products. They are seeking a Backend Software Engineer Intern to develop efficient and scalable services for their e-commerce products, while also optimizing backend systems and ensuring data security.
ContentData MiningFoundational AIInternetSocial Media
Responsibilities
Develop efficient, highly scalable and secured services that power e-commerce products
Optimize backend systems and services for data security, modularity, computational efficiency and scalability
Design and develop data services and analytics platforms for e-commerce applications
Develop best-in-class user privacy and data security engineering practices across all product engineering disciplines
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Master in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2026
Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
Familiarity with backend development, and at least one of Java/Golang/Python/Scala/C++ languages
Basic understanding of data structure, algorithm design and analysis, networking, data security and highly scalable systems design
Familiarity of common databases and messaging frameworks like MySQL/Redis/Kafka etc
Preferred
Graduating December 2026 onwards with the intent to return to degree program after the completion of the internship
Agile, quick self-learner, highly self-motivated with strong sense of product ownership and creative problem solver
Deeply passionate about software coding/development and building great mobile/web applications
Good collaborator and team player, comfortable working in a fast moving, culturally diverse and globally distributed team environment
Benefits
Day one access to health insurance
Life insurance
Wellbeing benefits
10 paid holidays per year
Paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year)
Housing allowance
Company
ByteDance
ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services.
Founded in 2012
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.8BKey Investors
Capital TodayG42Tiger Global Management
2025-11-20Secondary Market· $300M
2024-07-25Secondary Market
2023-03-14Secondary Market· $100M
Leadership Team
Jochen Bischoff
Head of Global Business Solutions - Africa
Matty Lin
General Manager, Global Business Solutions, KR
Recent News
2026-01-08
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