Data Lake Infrastructure & Data Analytics Research Engineer Intern (AML-Ark-US) - 2027 Summer
ByteDanceResponsibilities
- Build and maintain data lake infrastructure, including storage design, query performance, and cost efficiency.
- Develop large-scale batch and streaming pipelines that convert raw model and agent logs into analysis-ready datasets.
- Build analytics and metrics platforms for algorithm and product teams.
- Own data quality and governance and support continuous improvement with algorithm teams.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, data science, or a related field.
- Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems.
- Strong programming skills in at least one mainstream language and proficiency in SQL.
- Hands-on experience with a big data engine or lakehouse storage system.
- Demonstrated ability through substantial projects, internships, research, or open-source work.
- Preferred: understanding of query engine and lakehouse internals, columnar storage, and query optimization.
- Preferred: experience with streaming pipelines, OLAP systems, LLM or agent logs and traces, and cloud-native infrastructure or performance tuning at scale.
Benefits
- Summer 2027 internship with hands-on experience, industry exposure, learning programs, development workshops, and social events.
- Applicants should state their availability and start and end dates in their resume.
- Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and candidates may apply to a maximum of two positions across the company and affiliates globally.
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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.