Software Engineer Graduate (Traffic Infrastructure)- 2027 Start

Bytedance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 256,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance seeks a New Grad engineer to join the Traffic Infrastructure team. You will mentor under experienced engineers and work on real production systems serving global edge traffic at scale. You will learn cloud-native tech, distributed systems, and networking from day one.

Successful candidates must commit to onboarding by year-end and contribute to design, development, and operation of edge infrastructure components with a focus on performance, reliability, and security.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed BS/MS in CS/CE or related field, graduating within the past year or by start date.
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, operating systems, networking.
• Programming experience in Go, C or Rust demonstrated via coursework or projects.
• Familiarity with Linux and containers, distributed systems, or networking concepts.
• Strong problem solving, growth mindset, ownership, and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design, development, and operation of infrastructure components for global edge PoPs (Kubernetes/control plane, virtualization/containers, Ingress/Gateway).
• Participate in end-to-end delivery of cloud-native features from requirements to production rollout.
• Help build observability and tooling for metrics/logs/tracing/profiling and automate incident response.
• Collaborate with SRE, platform, and product teams to own standardized, reusable platform capabilities for traffic-intensive services.

Skills

Go

C

Rust

Linux

Distributed systems

Networking

Education

BS/MS in CS/CE or related

Tools

Kubernetes

Containerd

Cilium/eBPF

Job description

Responsibilities

About the Team

The Traffic Infrastructure (TI) team leverages unified platform capabilities to manage global edge infrastructure (both self-built and third-party), providing standardized, compliant, scalable, and cost-effective traffic infrastructure capabilities for edge services. Our vision is to build a global edge traffic infrastructure platform and become the long-term cornerstone of ByteDance's global edge business in terms of scale, performance, and cost.

As a New Grad engineer, you will join a team of experienced infrastructure engineers who will mentor you as you grow. You will work on real production systems that serve global edge traffic at massive scale, gaining hands‑on exposure to cloud-native technologies, distributed systems, and networking from day one.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year.

What You Will Do

• Contribute to the design, development, and operation of infrastructure components for global edge PoPs (e.g., Kubernetes/control plane, virtualization/containers, Ingress/Gateway), with guidance from mentor engineers, focusing on performance, reliability, and security.
• Participate in the end-to-end delivery of cloud-native features — from requirements and implementation to testing and production 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.
• Collaborate with SRE, platform, and product teams, and grow into an engineer who can independently own standardized, reusable platform capabilities for traffic‑intensive services.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Individuals who are currently pursuing or recently completed a BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, graduating within the past year or by the expected start date.
• Solid foundation in software engineering fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, operating systems, computer networks).
• Programming experience in one or more languages such as Go, C or Rust, demonstrated through coursework, personal projects, internships, 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Internship, co‑op, or research experience related to backend/systems development, cloud‑native technologies, or infrastructure.
• Hands‑on exposure to containers and Kubernetes through coursework, side projects, or internships (e.g., deploying applications, basic cluster operations, service discovery, Ingress/Gateway).
• Contributions to cloud‑native open‑source projects (e.g., Kubernetes, Containerd, Cilium/eBPF), even at a small scale.
• Deeper Linux knowledge (kernel, scheduling, TCP/IP, routing, iptables/nftables) gained through projects or self‑study.
• Coursework, projects, or curiosity around CDN, live streaming, RTC, or other edge/traffic‑intensive architectures.

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $128000 – $256000 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

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.

As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an \"Always Day 1\" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

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.