Site Reliability Engineer Intern (Data Infra) - 2027 Summer

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 73,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays

Housing allowance

Paid sick time

Job summary

ByteDance in San Jose, CA is offering an internship with our Site Reliability Engineering team. You will participate in the full service lifecycle, help design and operate large-scale, cloud-managed data infrastructure, and gain hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Redis, MySQL, and other modern technologies.

This internship is aimed at students pursuing CS degrees and who can code in C/C++, Java, Python, or Go.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• Experience programming in C, C++, Java, Python, Go, or Rust.
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux system internals, networking, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Participate in and enhance the complete service lifecycle from inception to refinement.
• Design and implement software platforms and monitoring for SOA efficiency and reliability.
• Develop and manage components of cloud-managed data infrastructure (Kubernetes, Redis, MySQL, etc.).
• Establish scalable automation mechanisms to improve reliability and velocity.
• Provide sustainable user support and blameless postmortems to improve systems.

Skills

C

C++

Java

Python

Go

Rust

Unix/Linux internals

Networking

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

MySQL

Redis

Nginx

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenStack

Hadoop

Spark

Flink

Job description

About the Team:

Our data infrastructure Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team is a pioneer in innovation. We seamlessly merge software development and infrastructure operations to design, build, and manage large-scale, highly distributed systems.

We take pride in overseeing one of the industry’s most extensive cloud infrastructures. As software development evolves, building systems from a mix of components has become the new standard. In this era, SRE takes a central role. This role demands the ability to design, develop, and operate these components, transforming them into cloud‑managed, scalable, and reliable elements. Our professionals play a critical role as connectors, ensuring the seamless integration of these diverse components to deliver high‑performing systems.

Our dynamic SRE field is about actively shaping the future of technology, not just keeping pace with it. We contribute significantly to the next chapter of data infrastructure. We’re currently in the process of building global teams around the world. Join us today and embark on this transformative journey!

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship. Our internship program offers students hands‑on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply their knowledge to real‑world challenges while building a strong foundation for personal and professional growth.

Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in and enhance the complete service lifecycle, from inception and design, through development, capacity planning, launch reviews, deployment, operation, and refinement.
• Design and implement software platforms and monitoring frameworks to govern service‑oriented architecture (SOA) efficiently, automatically, and intelligently.
• Develop and manage components of cloud‑managed data infrastructure, encompassing technologies such as Kubernetes, Redis, MySQL, Flink, and more.
• Establish sustainable mechanisms for scaling systems, such as automation, to drive enhancements in reliability, efficiency, and velocity.
• Provide sustainable user support, manage incident responses, and conduct blameless postmortems as part of our ongoing efforts to improve our systems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• Experience programming in one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, Go, and Rust
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux system internals, networking, and distributed systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• Experience in MySQL, Redis, Ngnix, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenStack, Hadoop, Spark, Flink, etc.
• Strong skills in fast learning and communication

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern

The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $45- $45.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and 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.

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
• Exercising sound judgment.

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance’s mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance’s mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

Diversity & Inclusion

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request