Security Engineering Intern: Scalable Systems & Automation

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 49,593 - 82,656; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Housing allowance

Ten paid holidays

Paid sick time

Job summary

ByteDance in San Jose is seeking a Software Engineer Project Intern (Security Engineering) for a 2026 start. You will join the Security Engineering team to help build scalable and secure-by-design systems while gaining hands-on experience.

The role offers on-the-job learning in a fast-paced environment, with opportunities to contribute to security services, incident response, and automation for large-scale production clusters.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or postgraduate pursuing a degree in CS/CE/IS or STEM
• Proficiency in one or more backend languages (Go, Java, Python, C++, or similar)
• Experience writing automated tests, code reviews, and debugging to ensure quality

Responsibilities

• Ensure reliable operation of ultra‑large‑scale security infrastructure meeting strict SLAs
• Design and develop automation platforms for security core systems, enhancing observability for rapid fault detection
• Optimize service reliability, scalability and performance through systematic improvements
• Build automated solutions supporting rapid iteration of large‑scale production clusters
• Participate in On‑Call rotation and collaborate with R&D on incident resolution

Skills

Go

Java

Python

C++

Automated testing

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/Engineering or related STEM field

Job description

ByteDance in San Jose is seeking a Software Engineer Project Intern (Security Engineering) for a 2026 start. You will join the Security Engineering team to help build scalable and secure-by-design systems while gaining hands-on experience.

The role offers on-the-job learning in a fast-paced environment, with opportunities to contribute to security services, incident response, and automation for large-scale production clusters.