Responsibilities
- Build and iterate backend services for knowledge ingestion, extraction, indexing, retrieval, and update workflows.
- Transform Lark documents, meeting notes, messages, and business context into structured Knowledge Bank topics with provenance and access control.
- Improve retrieval quality and evaluation loops for RAG and agent workflows, including metrics, feedback processing, and observability.
- Develop internal tools, CLI/MCP interfaces, and service APIs for querying, importing, and maintaining knowledge.
- Collaborate with product managers and engineers to turn business scenarios into reusable Knowledge Bank capabilities.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, operating systems, databases, and distributed systems.
- Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language such as Go, Python, TypeScript, Java, or C++.
- Interest in backend systems for LLM applications, RAG, information retrieval, data pipelines, or agent platforms.
- Ability to understand ambiguous product requirements, break down engineering problems, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners.
- Preferred: experience with evaluation, monitoring, experimentation, or feedback-loop infrastructure for AI products.
- Preferred: experience with developer tools, CLI/MCP tools, workflow automation, or AI agent frameworks.
Benefits
- Paid internship experience with hands-on work, industry exposure, and opportunities to apply academic knowledge to real-world challenges.
- Participation in social events, learning programs, and development workshops alongside industry professionals.
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and candidates should state internship availability and start and end dates on their resume.
- Candidates who pass resume screening will be invited to a technical online assessment.
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About ByteDance
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