Backend Software Engineer Graduate (Service Framework, ByteCloud) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

The Microservice Framework team at ByteDance focuses on advanced research in programming languages, RPC frameworks, and high-performance middleware. This graduate role involves developing, optimizing, and maintaining RPC frameworks to enhance performance, stability, and scalability. You will also optimize microservice performance for business services and contribute to building new microservices architectures. This is an opportunity to engage in cutting-edge R&D and build the next generation of service communication frameworks, with an onboarding date by the end of 2026.

Must Have

• Final year or recent graduate with a Bachelor or Master's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages such as Golang/Java/Python/Rust.
• In-depth understanding of RPC principles and frameworks such as Kitex/gRPC/bRPC/Dubbo/Thrift.
• In-depth understanding of network programming and protocols such as HTTP/HTTP2, TCP, etc.
• In-depth understanding of the key areas of microservice governance and its implementation.

Good to Have

• Experience in contributing to open source projects.
• Practical experience with RPC or Service Mesh systems.
• Deep understanding of containerization and cloud-native technologies.

Responsibilities

About the Team The Microservice Framework team focuses on in-depth research on programming languages, RPC frameworks, and high-performance middleware. We provide the company with research and development frameworks, high-performance middleware, service mesh, and unified Governance platforms. Among them, the Golang framework (Kitex) has been applied to tens of thousands of services carrying over billions of QPS in total and is at the forefront of the industry in terms of performance and scalability. Service Mesh and our traffic management platforms cover most of the company's businesses. You will have the chance to participate in cutting-edge research and development, working with our team to build the next generation of service communication frameworks. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at ByteDance. Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume. Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to ByteDance and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early. What You Will Be Doing: 1. Develop, optimize, and maintain the RPC framework, improving performance, stability, and scalability issues. 2. Optimize the performance of microservices for business services, providing high-performance foundational components. 3. Build a new microservices architecture to solve existing problems in microservices.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications - Final year or recent graduate with a Bchelor or Master's Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline. - Proficient in one or more programming languages such as Golang/Java/Python/Rust - Strong interest in technologies such as RPC frameworks/Service Mesh/traffic management systems - In-depth understanding of RPC principles and frameworks such as Kitex/gRPC/bRPC/Dubbo/Thrift - In-depth understanding of network programming and protocols such as HTTP/HTTP2, TCP, etc. - In-depth understanding of the key areas of microservice governance and its implementation. - Good teamwork skills, able to work effectively in a multitasking environment. Preferred Qualifications - Experience in contributing to open source projects; - Practical experience with RPC or Service Mesh systems. - Deep understanding of containerization and cloud-native technologies. By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://jobs.bytedance.com/en/legal/privacy If you have any questions, please reach out to us at apac-earlycareers@bytedance.com