Edge Infrastructure Intern — Cloud-Native & Networking

Bytedance; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

ByteDance's Traffic Infrastructure team is offering an internship in San Jose. You will work on global edge infrastructure projects under mentorship, gaining hands-on exposure to cloud-native tech, distributed systems, and networking from day one.

As an intern, you will contribute to design, development, and operation of infrastructure components, learn engineering best practices, and participate in events and development workshops to build a strong foundation for your career.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and computer networks.
• Programming experience in Go, C, or Rust demonstrated through coursework, personal projects, or open-source contributions.
• Familiarity with Linux and basic understanding of containers, distributed systems, or networking concepts.
• Strong problem-solving skills, a growth mindset, ownership, and eagerness to learn in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design, development, and operation of infrastructure components for global edge PoPs (e.g., Kubernetes/control plane, virtualization/containers, Ingress/Gateway), with close guidance from senior engineers, focusing on performance, reliability, and security.
• Participate in the delivery of cloud‑native features — from requirements and implementation to testing and rollout — while learning our engineering best practices.
• Help build observability and troubleshooting tooling (metrics/logs/tracing/profiling) and contribute to automation that improves incident response efficiency.

Skills

Go

C

Rust

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/software-related field

Job description

ByteDance's Traffic Infrastructure team is offering an internship in San Jose. You will work on global edge infrastructure projects under mentorship, gaining hands-on exposure to cloud-native tech, distributed systems, and networking from day one.

As an intern, you will contribute to design, development, and operation of infrastructure components, learn engineering best practices, and participate in events and development workshops to build a strong foundation for your career.