Software Engineer Intern (Payment Architecture) - Global Payment - 2026 Summer(BS/MS)

Responsibilities

The Global Payment team of Bytedance provides payment solutions - including payment acquisitions, disbursements, transaction monitoring, payment method management, foreign exchange conversion, accounting, reconciliations, and so on to ensure that our users have a smooth and secure payment experience on ByteDance platforms including TikTok. We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in from May 2026 onwards. Internships at ByteDance aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Watch your ambitions become reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at ByteDance. Successful candidates must be able to commit to the following Internships - From May to September, 2026 Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early. 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. Responsibilities - Combine domain knowledge of payment business and system architecture design capabilities to iteratively upgrade the global payment system architecture. - Develop disaster tolerance and degradation strategies for various basic components used in the system to ensure the stability of system services. - Build cross-region disaster tolerance capabilities for the global payment system. Under the premise of ensuring data security and compliance, ensure that the system can calmly face data center-level failures. - Sort out business processes and dependencies, identify possible system bottlenecks in the system - Introduce new technologies and solutions to the team according to actual business needs. - With one's own excellent project management and coordination and communication skills, be responsible for promoting key cross-team projects.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Graduate/Master Software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages, such as Java/Go/C++/C#/Python;
• Excellent proficiency in backend server development and expertise in relational databases；
• Strong analytical thinking and exceptional attention to detail.
• Must be able to commit to a 12-week full-time work period during Summer or Fall 2026.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant internship experience with hands-on exposure to the tech stack
• Basic understanding of the payment industry and risk vendors
• Graduating December 2025 onwards with the intent to return to degree program after the completion of the internship. 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