Security Engineering Intern: Watermark & AIGC Research

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 61,992 - 82,656; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

10 paid holidays per year

Housing allowance

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking a Security Engineering Project Intern (Watermark) for a 2026 start in San Jose. The role involves designing invisible watermark algorithms with strong robustness and visual quality, and exploring security solutions to protect AIGC copyrights.

You will collaborate with mentors and cross‑functional teams to move ideas from concept to potential product. The position targets BS/MS students in CS/CE/Security/AI with strong CS fundamentals and programming skills in Python, Go,

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or postgraduate pursuing degree in CS/CE/AI or related STEM field.
• Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, OS, networking.
• Proficiency in one or more backend languages: Python, Go, C++, Java.
• Experience with OpenCV-based image processing, signal processing, or deep learning for watermarking.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop invisible watermark algorithms balancing robustness, visual quality, and tamper resistance.
• Explore security solutions for protecting copyrights and tracing provenance of AIGC.
• Collaborate with mentors through rapid exploration sprints to move from concept to POC to early productization.
• Work with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into actionable solutions.

Skills

Python

Go

C++

Java

OpenCV

Image processing

Deep learning

Education

Bachelors or Masters in CS/CE/Security/AI

Job description

ByteDance is seeking a Security Engineering Project Intern (Watermark) for a 2026 start in San Jose. The role involves designing invisible watermark algorithms with strong robustness and visual quality, and exploring security solutions to protect AIGC copyrights.

You will collaborate with mentors and cross‑functional teams to move ideas from concept to potential product. The position targets BS/MS students in CS/CE/Security/AI with strong CS fundamentals and programming skills in Python, Go,