ByteDance · 1 week ago
Software Engineer Intern (Edge Platform) - 2026 Summer (BS/MS)
San Jose, CA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
Start in 2026 SummerByteDance is a global technology company that inspires creativity and enriches life through its innovative products. They are seeking software engineer interns to help build a cloud-native platform for managing edge services on a distributed system, providing hands-on experience in developing fundamental skills and exploring career paths.
ContentData MiningInternetSocial Media
Responsibilities
Collaborate with cross-functional team members to build enterprise-level platform (PaaS) that serves both internal and external teams
Develop and Enhance microservices using Cloud Native technologies like Kubernetes, gRPC, REST, Nginx/Envoy, Postgres, Containers, etc
Write the necessary unit test, integration test, and end-to-end test
Work in a fast-paced environment and be responsible end-to-end for the production environment
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's student in Computer Science, Computing Engineering, or related fields
Experience in programming languages such as Go, Python, Java, C/C++
Experience with TCI/IP networking stack
Experience in using docker or other container technologies
Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2026
Preferred
Solid understanding of edge computing concepts, content delivery networks (CDN), load balancing strategies, and distributed storage/compute architectures
Experience in Kubernetes-related Cloud Native development, such as Kubernetes API, Operator, Custom Resource Definition (CRD) development, or other related Open Source projects
Deep understanding of data structure design, networking, authentication and data security
Contributions to Kubernetes or other CNCF open-source projects (e.g., PRs, bug fixes, or new features in repositories with 1,000+ stars)
Experience with one or more databases and messaging frameworks, such as MySQL, Postgres, Redis, Kafka, etc
Benefits
Interns have day one access to health insurance
Life insurance
Wellbeing benefits and more
Interns also receive 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)
Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.
Company
ByteDance
ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services.
Founded in 2012
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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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
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