[Remote] Software Engineer Intern (Traffic Platform)- 2026 Summer (BS/MS)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ByteDance is a global technology company known for its innovative products like TikTok. The Traffic Infrastructure Global Engineering team is seeking an intern to contribute to the multicloud based Cloud Native Traffic Platform, focusing on developing network services and optimizing traffic for various applications. Responsibilities Design and develop features of traffic software (L4 and L7 Load Balancer, Caching), integrate based on our traffic platform to process terabyte-scale data in real-time Build data pipelines and develop telemetry systems to support datadriven traffic control Develop API acceleration and other networking services that run on top of our multi-cloud based traffic platform Problem solving and performance tuning for online traffic Research new technologies for more efficient and scalable traffic processing Skills Experience in developing network systems in Rust, C, C++, and/or Go, developing skills in Linux environment Familiarity with network protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPs, and DNS Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2026 Experience in developing proxy software such as Nginx and Envoy is a big plus Experience in networking security systems such as WAF, L4/L7 Anti-DDOS is a big plus Experience in System Programming using low level system calls such as epoll, io-uring, etc., is a big plus Experience in networking newer protocols such as HTTP2, HTTP3/QUIC, TLS1.3, etc Benefits Interns have day one access to health insurance Life insurance Wellbeing benefits and more Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year 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. Company Overview ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in Beijing, Beijing, CHN, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship ByteDance has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1350 in 2025, 1123 in 2024, 775 in 2023, 487 in 2022, 417 in 2021, 245 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.