Software Engineer Intern (Global Payment) - 2027 Summer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Housing allowance

10 paid holidays per year

Paid sick time

Job summary

ByteDance is offering a campus internship in the Global Payments group to build and operate backend services for global money movement. You will work on standardized capabilities across payments, refunds, settlement, merchant services, and billing, connecting business systems with payment platform capabilities in multiple markets and partners.

You will gain hands-on experience applying AI-assisted engineering tools to improve development, testing, and operational automation while collaborating

Qualifications

• Pursuing an undergraduate degree in computer science or a related technical discipline.
• Proficiency in at least one general‑purpose programming language such as Go, Java, C++, or Python.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, OS, databases, networks, or distributed systems.
• Ability to analyze complex problems and craft practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and operate high-quality backend services for global payment and financial systems.
• Build standardized capabilities across payments, refunds, settlement, merchant services, billing, and other critical workflows.
• Develop end-to-end payment solutions by connecting business systems with payment platform capabilities across services, markets, and partners.
• Improve scalability, availability, performance, security, and observability of high-volume systems.
• Apply AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate development, testing, debugging, incident analysis, and automation.
• Explore AI-native capabilities and agent-based workflows to improve payment operations and productivity.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, data scientists, operations, and external partners to solve problems.
• Participate in technical design, code reviews, production-readiness reviews, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Learn fundamentals of payment systems and contribute ideas with measurable impact.

Skills

Go

Java

C++

Python

Education

Undergraduate in Computer Science

Job description

Responsibilities

The Global Payments team builds the financial infrastructure that powers commerce at global scale. We enable reliable, secure, and seamless money movement for customers and merchants across markets.

Within the broader team, you may work in one of two closely connected areas:

Payment Product

Builds standardized platform capabilities across payments, refunds, settlement, merchant services, billing, and related financial workflows. The team develops reusable products and infrastructure for multiple businesses, markets, and payment methods.

Payment Solutions

Partners closely with business and product teams to design and deliver end-to-end payment solutions. The team connects commerce systems with payment platform capabilities, transforming complex requirements into scalable and reliable customer and merchant experiences.

Together, these teams combine deep payment expertise, large-scale distributed systems, and AI-powered engineering to build the next generation of global commerce infrastructure.

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.

Internship Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and operate high-quality backend services for global payment and financial systems.
• Build standardized capabilities across payments, refunds, settlement, merchant services, billing, and other critical money-movement workflows.
• Develop end-to-end payment solutions by connecting business systems with payment platform capabilities across multiple services, markets, and partners.
• Improve the scalability, availability, performance, security, and observability of systems processing high-volume financial transactions.
• Apply AI‑assisted engineering tools to accelerate software development, testing, debugging, incident analysis, and operational automation.
• Explore AI-native capabilities and agent‑based workflows that improve payment operations, engineering productivity, risk detection, and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, data scientists, operations teams, and external payment partners to solve complex technical and business problems.
• Participate in technical design, code reviews, production‑readiness reviews, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Learn the fundamentals of payment systems and contribute ideas that create measurable customer, merchant, and business impact.

Minimum Qualification(s)

• Currently pursuing a Undergraduate in Computer Science or a related technical discipline.
• Proficiency in at least one general‑purpose programming language, such as Go, Java, C++, Python, or a similar language.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, databases, computer networks, or distributed systems.
• Ability to analyze complex problems, break them into clear components, and develop practical solutions.

Preferred Qualification(s)

• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross‑functional environment.

Job Information

Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern

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

Benefits

• 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;
• 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 everyday.

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.