ByteDance
Posted 72 days agoVerified live 1d ago
Developer Advocacy Project Intern (PICO) - 2026 Start
Brief overview
San Jose, CAIn-person
UndergradOr in progress
$25–$40/hrStated range
2,631 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
463 green cardsCertified filings
HTMLCSSReactXROpenXRAndroid Kotlin SDKExcelGoogle SheetsNotionSocial Media ManagementDiscord Community Management
About the company
ByteDancebytedance.com
ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services.
Visa sponsorship history
4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026H-1B dependent
Data powered by U.S. Department of Labor. This does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.2,631H-1B approved
99%approval rate
1,036new H-1B hires
463PERM certified
$204,340median wage / yr
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Job description
Summary
ByteDance is a VR company committed to developing immersive and interactive VR experiences. As a Developer Advocacy Project Intern, you will contribute to impactful projects, gain hands-on experience, and help empower developers in the spatial computing space.
Responsibilities
- Give physical or virtual hardware demos of our flagship headset line (Project Swan) to invited developers
- Clearly communicate the value proposition, open web frameworks, and benefits of the PICO developer ecosystem
- Coordinate pre-release device logistics and hardware distribution tracking across our global office networks
- Co-write, edit, and publish clear developer announcements, technical blog updates, and ecosystem news
- Manage our active social media channels (X, LinkedIn) to maintain consistent global platform buzz
- Moderate, scale, and daily manage our official developer Discord server
- Celebrate developer project showcases and keep community engagement metrics high
- Travel to and support developers at live hackathons, build sessions, and community activations
- Read PICO technical documentation, gather developer feedback, and route technical support questions to core engineering teams
Skills
- Currently pursuing a [Undergraduate/ Master's/ PhD] in computer science or a related AI discipline
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Prior exposure to web development (HTML/CSS/React), XR/OpenXR environments, or the Android Kotlin SDK is a major advantage
- Deep passion for helping software developers and a strong motivation to make their platform experience awesome
- Highly proficient with spreadsheets (Excel/Google Sheets/Notion) and handling logistical workflows with direct attention to detail
- Experience running online communities or managing social accounts is a major plus
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Currently pursuing a [Undergraduate/ Master's/ PhD] in computer science or a related AI discipline
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Nice to Haves
- Prior exposure to web development (HTML/CSS/React), XR/OpenXR environments, or the Android Kotlin SDK is a major advantage
- Deep passion for helping software developers and a strong motivation to make their platform experience awesome
- Highly proficient with spreadsheets (Excel/Google Sheets/Notion) and handling logistical workflows with direct attention to detail
- Experience running online communities or managing social accounts is a major plus
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.
