ByteDance
Software Engineer Intern (Traffic Infrastructure) - 2027 Summer
San Jose, California · Internship · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Supports the design, development, operation, and improvement of global edge traffic infrastructure and cloud-native production systems.
What you'll do
- Assist with infrastructure components for global edge PoPs, focusing on performance, reliability, and security.
- Help deliver cloud-native features through implementation, testing, and rollout.
- Build observability and troubleshooting tools and contribute to incident-response automation.
What they ask for
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Solid foundation in software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and computer networks.
- Programming experience in one or more of Go, C, or Rust.
- Familiarity with Linux and basic understanding of containers, distributed systems, or networking.
Nice to have
- Related backend/systems, cloud-native, or infrastructure internship, co-op, or research experience.
- Hands-on Kubernetes or container experience, cloud-native open-source contributions, deeper Linux knowledge, or exposure to edge/traffic-intensive architectures.
Tools
Kubernetes, Go, C, Rust, Linux, Containerd, Cilium/eBPF
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