Responsibilities
- Assist with developing and analyzing CDN traffic scheduling and optimization systems.
- Build metrics, dashboards, scripts, and analysis tools for traffic distribution, cache efficiency, origin traffic, resource usage, and cost optimization.
- Perform data-driven analysis of CDN traffic patterns and operational efficiency.
- Support monitoring and optimization of scheduling stability and traffic efficiency.
- Learn about global traffic management, CDN scheduling, and multi-cloud optimization with mentors.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
- Familiarity with at least one of Python, Go, Java, or C/C++.
- Basic understanding of data structures, operating systems, computer networks, or databases.
- Interest in networking, traffic systems, cloud infrastructure, data analysis, or large-scale distributed systems.
- Strong learning ability, analytical thinking, and willingness to solve practical engineering problems.
- Preferred: course, research, internship, or open-source experience in backend development, networking, data analysis, or infrastructure.
- Preferred: familiarity with Linux, SQL, HTTP, DNS, Python-based analysis, or basic visualization tools.
- Preferred: experience building scripts, dashboards, small tools, or analysis projects.
- Good communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
Benefits
- Hands-on internship experience with a large-scale global CDN and multi-cloud platform.
- Mentorship, industry exposure, social events, learning programs, and development workshops.
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and candidates should state their availability and start and end dates on their resume.
- Candidates may apply to a maximum of two positions across the company and its affiliates globally.
About ByteDance
ByteDance is a global incubator of platforms at the cutting edge of commerce, content, entertainment and enterprise services - over 2.5bn people interact with ByteDance products including TikTok. 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. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. We are committed to building a safe, healthy and positive online environment for all our users. We have over 110,000 employees based in more than 30 countries globally. Join us.