Backend Development Intern – Infrastructure Backend

Job Description

Backend Development Engineer Intern (Infrastructure Platform Delivery) – 2026 Fall (BS/MS) | ByteDance

The Tone:
This is an internship at ByteDance, located in an unspecified region, with potential for in-person or hybrid work. ByteDance, founded in 2012, inspires creativity and enriches life through products like TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut, and various platforms for the China market. This role is crucial for a central platform team within the Systems Department, which provides essential resource and infrastructure service capabilities. The intern will contribute to building a global infrastructure digital platform that empowers the department’s operational efficiency and scalability.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Temporary (12 weeks)
• Location: Unspecified (potentially in-person/hybrid in US)
• Pay: $45 hourly
• Team: Infrastructure Delivery Platform Team within the Systems Department
• Mission: To build ByteDance’s global infrastructure digital platform and undertake backend development for critical business operation systems.
• Tech Stack: Java, Go, C/C++, MySQL, Redis, Linux systems, TCP/UDP, HTTP protocols

What You’ll Actually Do
• Platform Development: Build ByteDance’s global infrastructure digital platform, focusing on backend development for business operation systems across procurement, delivery, planning, asset management, IDC operation and maintenance, and cost management.
• Development Cycle Management: Execute the full development cycle, encompassing requirement analysis, solution design, technical feasibility studies, code implementation, and unit testing.
• Incident Resolution: Timely respond to and resolve critical live issues and production emergencies as they arise.
• Infrastructure Services: Contribute to providing reliable, convenient, and unified resource and infrastructure service capabilities as part of a central platform team.
• Operational Empowerment: Support the department’s operational efficiency and scalability through contributions to end-to-end capacity delivery, asset management, and server fleet management.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Student in their final year or graduating with a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: Able to commit to a 12-week internship in 2026. Demonstrated solid coding capabilities with a strong foundation in data structures and algorithms.
• Skills: Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, Go, or C/C++.
• Bonus: Experience with MySQL and Redis use and optimization, strong understanding of Linux systems, TCP/UDP, and HTTP protocols. A proactive approach to understanding the source code implementations of mainstream frameworks, combined with exceptional learning agility, a strong sense of responsibility, and excellent communication and collaboration skills.