Backend Software Engineer Intern (Data Platform, Data Management Suite) - 2027 Start

About the role

Team Introduction The Data Management Suite team builds products that support the full lifecycle of data pipelines, including data ingestion and integration, data development, data catalog, data security, and data governance. These products serve a wide range of business scenarios and help data engineers and data scientists significantly improve productivity.

As a Software Engineer on the Data Management Suite team, you will have the opportunity to build, optimize, and scale one of the largest data platforms in the world. You will gain hands-on experience working on core systems across the data platform ecosystem, and your work will have a direct impact on the company’s core products and hundreds of millions of users.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship. Our internship program offers students hands-on experience, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges while building a strong foundation for personal and professional growth. Interns will gain practical experience, explore potential career paths, and participate in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals. Candidates may apply to a maximum of two positions across Our Company and its affiliates globally. Applications will be considered in the order they are submitted. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. Please clearly state your availability in your resume, including your start and end dates.

Responsibilities - Design and implement a unified data development platform to improve the efficiency of global data producers, including intelligent IDE capabilities, workflow management, and multi-engine integration. - Explore efficient approaches to managing distributed states and synchronizing metadata between centralized systems and regional environments worldwide. - Design and develop a high-performance, distributed scheduling system to manage large-scale tasks across different business lines throughout ByteDance. - Work closely with partner teams across the company and around the world. - Design and develop integrations with other systems across the big data ecosystem.

Requirements Minimum Qualification(s) - Currently pursuing an Undergraduate / Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline. - Familiarity with at least one backend programming language, such as Java, Go, or Python.

Preferred Qualification(s) - Strong foundation in software development, data structures, and algorithms. - Exposure to software design and architecture, as well as testing and launching software products. - Familiarity with web frameworks such as Spring Boot. - Exposure to data platform product development or big data technologies such as Hadoop, ClickHouse, and Flink.

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