Software Engineer Project Intern (Security-Data) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Summary

ByteDance is a technology company focused on inspiring creativity and enriching life through innovative products. As a Software Engineer Project Intern, you will engage in impactful short-term projects related to security data products, gaining practical skills and exposure to real-world experience in a fast-paced work environment.

Responsibilities

• The Project Intern will work on Security Data products across two core areas:
• Infrastructure: including, but not limited to, the testing framework, data access layer migration, and improving developer productivity with AI
• Business requests: contributing to core SecData product capabilities, including key modules such as asset data management and security governance

Skills

• Undergraduate, or Postgraduate who is currently pursuing a degree/master in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or other STEM disciplines
• Proficiency in one or more backend programming languages such as Go, Java, Python, C++ or similar
• Proven experience writing comprehensive automated tests, performing effective code reviews, and debugging issues to ensure high standards of code quality and reliability
• Experience building and optimizing high-throughput, high-availability systems, with a strong understanding of performance tuning and scalability trade-offs
• Practical knowledge of backend security principles and best practices, including authentication, authorization, least-privilege access, and secure service-to-service

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Undergraduate, or Postgraduate who is currently pursuing a degree/master in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or other STEM disciplines
• Proficiency in one or more backend programming languages such as Go, Java, Python, C++ or similar
• Proven experience writing comprehensive automated tests, performing effective code reviews, and debugging issues to ensure high standards of code quality and reliability

Nice to Haves

• Experience building and optimizing high-throughput, high-availability systems, with a strong understanding of performance tuning and scalability trade-offs
• Practical knowledge of backend security principles and best practices, including authentication, authorization, least-privilege access, and secure service-to-service

Benefits

• Interns have 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