ByteDance's Customer Service Platform (CSP) team seeks a Backend Software Engineer Intern for their 2025 summer program (12 weeks, starting May/June).  Interns will build new features impacting millions, solve complex technical problems, and participate in technical discussions.  Responsibilities include developing features for a global audience and contributing to a high-impact product. The internship offers hands-on experience, skill development, social events, and workshops.  Successful candidates should possess strong problem-solving skills, understand algorithms and data structures, and be familiar with common open-source technologies (MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, MQ).

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<div class="jobDetail__1UFk5 jobDetail" style="transform: translate(0px, 0px); opacity: 1;"><div class="block-title">Responsibilities</div><div class="block-content">About ByteDance
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok 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 Us
Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. 
Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. 
To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. 
At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. 
Join us.

The Customer Service Platform (CSP) is a team that integrates the product technology resources of the company’s internal customer service system. Our mission is to provide users with efficient self-service solutions and provide agents with convenient tools to improve customer service experience.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2025. Internships at Bytedance aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Turn your ambitions into reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at Bytedance.

Internships at Bytedance aim to provide students with hands-on experience in developing fundamental skills and exploring potential career paths. A vibrant blend of social events and enriching development workshops will be available for you to explore. Here, you will utilize your knowledge in real-world scenarios while laying a strong foundation for personal and professional growth. This Internship Program runs for 12 weeks beginning in May/June 2025. Successful candidates must be able to commit to one of the following summer internship start dates below: 
Monday, May 12
Monday, May 19
Tuesday May 27 (Memorial Day May 26)
Monday, June 9
Monday, June 23

We will prioritize candidates who are able to commit to these start dates. Please state your availability clearly in your resume (Start date, End date).

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.

Online Assessment (Only for RD)
Candidates who pass resume evaluation will be invited to participate in Bytedance's technical online assessment in HackerRank.

Responsibilities: 
- Build new features that touch hundreds of millions of people around the world.
- Solve unique, highly complex technical problems.
- Participate in technical discussions related to team's product and engineering work.</div><div class="block-title">Qualifications</div><div class="block-content">Minimum Qualifications:
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate or a graduate degree
- Able to commit to working more than 3 months
- Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
- Ability to thrive in a rapid, agile, and often ambiguous environment with a growth mindset
- Attention to detail, affinity for analytics, logical and strong problem solving skills
- Understanding of algorithms, data structures, and their time and space performance
- Understanding of common open source distributed middleware and components such as MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, and MQ

Preferred Qualifications: 
- Demonstrated software engineering experience from previous internships, work experience, coding competitions, or publications.
- High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities.
- Passion for TikTok and eCommerce, eager to exceed challenging goals while building something truly unique to the market.
- Experience in packaging frameworks like Webpack/Rollup/Babel/AST

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 TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. 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.

Byedance 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://shorturl.at/cdpT2</div><div class="block-title">Job Information</div><div class="block-content block-content-jobinfo"><div class="job-info-item__UZSBL job-info-item-lang__3Il6m"><span>【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern</span><div class="template__2vEr7"><div class="editor-content" style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', 'PingFang SC', 'Hiragino Sans GB', 'Microsoft YaHei', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Roboto', 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol'; color: #1f2329; word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $42.75- $42.75. <span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">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).<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">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:<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and<span>​</span></p><p style="font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">3. Exercising sound judgment.<span>​</span></p></div></div></div></div></div>

Backend Software Engineer Intern (PDI-CSP-FE-i18n) - 2025 Summer (BS/MS)