Backend Software Engineer Graduate (Authorization-US) - 2025 Start (BS/MS)

Company Introduction Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Helo, and Resso, 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. Team Introduction Welcome to the Authorization Services Team! We are the backbone of the company's security infrastructure, responsible for providing cutting-edge authorization services that are integral to nearly every employee and microservice within our organization. Our mission is to develop and sustain a state-of-the-art model that enforces the principle of least privilege throughout all operations. Our user-friendly interfaces enable employees and microservices to interact seamlessly with our authorization systems, making complex security protocols both accessible and manageable. By joining our team, you will be at the forefront of authorization technology, working with advanced tools and methodologies to safeguard our company's resources. You'll collaborate with a talented group of engineers and security experts dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of security and building high-throughput systems. EC Value Proposition and Future Hiring Indication We are looking for talented individuals to join us in 2025. As a graduate, you will get unparalleled opportunities for you to kickstart your career, pursue bold ideas and explore limitless growth opportunities. Co-create a future driven by your inspiration with Bytedance Onboarding Date & Project Duration Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2025. We will prioritize candidates who are able to commit to these start dates. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early. Candidates can apply for a maximum of TWO positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you applied for. The application limit is applicable to bytedance and its affiliates' jobs globally. Online Assessment Statement Candidates who pass resume evaluation will be invited to participate in bytedance's technical online assessment through HackerRank. Job Responsibilities Our authorization services are highly data-intensive, requiring us to tackle numerous classic backend challenges to achieve high throughput and low latency. We focus on building high-performance systems that can handle large volumes of data in real-time, ensuring our services are both robust and efficient. As an entry-level Backend Engineer, your responsibilities will include: Design and Development: Assist in the design, implementation, and maintenance of backend services and APIs to support our authorization systems. Performance Optimization: Contribute to the optimization of our systems for high throughput and low latency, ensuring efficient processing of large volumes of data in real-time. Security Implementation: Implement security best practices to uphold the principle of least privilege and enhance the overall security of our authorization services. Code Quality and Testing: Write clean, maintainable code and develop automated tests to ensure the reliability and robustness of our backend services. Troubleshooting and Debugging: Assist in diagnosing and resolving technical issues, ensuring the smooth operation and availability of our authorization systems. Collaboration: Work closely with senior engineers, security experts, and other team members to understand requirements, provide technical solutions, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our services.

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Proficiency in one or more backend programming languages such as Go, Java, Python, C++ or similar. Basic understanding of writing tests and debugging code to ensure code quality and reliability. Preferred Qualifications Previous internship or project experience in backend development or a related field. Basic understanding of backend technologies and frameworks, including RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and database systems (SQL and NoSQL). Basic knowledge of security principles and practices, particularly in the context of backend systems. Understanding of high-throughput and high-availability systems, including techniques for optimizing performance and scalability. Diversity & Inclusion Statement 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. Accommodation ByteDance Inc. 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