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Intern jobs at ByteDance span software engineering, data science, product, and machine learning roles, with the company maintaining a strong track record of sponsoring work visas for international candidates who transition from internships to full-time positions. If you're on OPT or CPT, an internship here is a real pathway.
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Location:
Seattle
TEAM
Team:
Infrastructure
EMPLOYMENT TYPE
Employment Type:
Intern
JOB CODE
Job Code:
A76146
ABOUT THE TEAM
Join ByteDance’s database R&D team, where you’ll build and own cutting-edge database products supporting ByteDance’s global infrastructure. Our diverse portfolio includes relational databases, distributed caches, key-value stores, document databases, graph databases, wide-column stores, search engines, and multi-model databases.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are building the next-generation AI-native database systems—intelligent, multimodal, and designed for the era of large models. Our systems are not just data stores; they’re reasoning engines, retrieval platforms, and real-time memory for AI agents. As a Software Engineer or Researcher, you will be at the forefront of rethinking how databases work when built from the ground up for AI workloads. You’ll help create infrastructure that powers intelligent systems across TikTok, CapCut, and future applications that haven’t been imagined yet.
We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship. PhD internships at Our Company provide students with the opportunity to actively contribute to our products and research, as well as to the organization's future plans and emerging technologies.
Our dynamic internship experience blends hands-on learning, enriching community-building and professional development events, and collaboration with industry experts.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. Please clearly state your availability in your resume (Start date, End date).
Responsibilities
- Develop kernel modules or features for AI-native database systems.
- Solve unique, large-scale, highly complex cloud infrastructure problems.
- Partner with PMs and engineers from different teams on building backend support for AI-native database service products.
- Participate in technical discussions related to team's product and engineering work.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other related discipline.
- Knowledge of database kernel, distributed system, query processing and optimization, multi-threaded programming.
- Experience coding in C/C++, Golang, Java, Python.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated software engineering experience from previous internship, work experience, coding competitions, or publications.
- Curiosity towards new technologies and entrepreneurship.
- High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities.
- Experience with open-source systems such as Faiss, Milvus, DuckDB, ClickHouse, TiKV, RocksDB.
- Publications at conferences (e.g., SIGMOD, VLDB, NeurIPS, MLSys, ICDE).
- Familiarity with GCP, AWS, or Azure’s database and AI integration strategies.
- Prior contributions to RAG, memory-augmented models, or self-tuning database components.
COMPENSATION
- Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern:
The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $57 - $57.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and 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.
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY (UNINCORPORATED) CANDIDATES:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
-
Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
-
Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
-
Exercising sound judgment.
About us
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.
WHY JOIN BYTEDANCE
Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.
As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at
https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
LOCATION
Location:
Seattle
TEAM
Team:
Infrastructure
EMPLOYMENT TYPE
Employment Type:
Intern
JOB CODE
Job Code:
A76146
ABOUT THE TEAM
Join ByteDance’s database R&D team, where you’ll build and own cutting-edge database products supporting ByteDance’s global infrastructure. Our diverse portfolio includes relational databases, distributed caches, key-value stores, document databases, graph databases, wide-column stores, search engines, and multi-model databases.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are building the next-generation AI-native database systems—intelligent, multimodal, and designed for the era of large models. Our systems are not just data stores; they’re reasoning engines, retrieval platforms, and real-time memory for AI agents. As a Software Engineer or Researcher, you will be at the forefront of rethinking how databases work when built from the ground up for AI workloads. You’ll help create infrastructure that powers intelligent systems across TikTok, CapCut, and future applications that haven’t been imagined yet.
We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship. PhD internships at Our Company provide students with the opportunity to actively contribute to our products and research, as well as to the organization's future plans and emerging technologies.
Our dynamic internship experience blends hands-on learning, enriching community-building and professional development events, and collaboration with industry experts.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. Please clearly state your availability in your resume (Start date, End date).
Responsibilities
- Develop kernel modules or features for AI-native database systems.
- Solve unique, large-scale, highly complex cloud infrastructure problems.
- Partner with PMs and engineers from different teams on building backend support for AI-native database service products.
- Participate in technical discussions related to team's product and engineering work.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other related discipline.
- Knowledge of database kernel, distributed system, query processing and optimization, multi-threaded programming.
- Experience coding in C/C++, Golang, Java, Python.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Demonstrated software engineering experience from previous internship, work experience, coding competitions, or publications.
- Curiosity towards new technologies and entrepreneurship.
- High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities.
- Experience with open-source systems such as Faiss, Milvus, DuckDB, ClickHouse, TiKV, RocksDB.
- Publications at conferences (e.g., SIGMOD, VLDB, NeurIPS, MLSys, ICDE).
- Familiarity with GCP, AWS, or Azure’s database and AI integration strategies.
- Prior contributions to RAG, memory-augmented models, or self-tuning database components.
COMPENSATION
- Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern:
The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $57 - $57.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and 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.
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY (UNINCORPORATED) CANDIDATES:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
-
Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
-
Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
-
Exercising sound judgment.
About us
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.
WHY JOIN BYTEDANCE
Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.
As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at
https://tinyurl.com/RA-request
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Align your coursework with ByteDance's technical stack
ByteDance intern roles heavily favor candidates with hands-on experience in distributed systems, machine learning infrastructure, or short-video recommendation algorithms. Tailor your resume to reflect coursework and projects that map directly to TikTok or Douyin product areas.
Confirm CPT or OPT authorization before applying
ByteDance's university recruiting team will ask about your work authorization status early in screening. Have your CPT authorization letter or OPT EAD ready, and know your exact end date so you can discuss timeline fit without hesitation.
Target roles in ByteDance's established sponsorship functions
Software engineering, data engineering, and applied research intern roles at ByteDance have the clearest path to H-1B sponsorship post-graduation. Roles in marketing or operations are less likely to qualify as specialty occupations under USCIS criteria, so focus your search accordingly.
Time your application around ByteDance's recruiting cycles
ByteDance runs two main intern recruiting cycles: summer (applications open October through January) and fall. Missing the summer cycle significantly limits your options. Set application reminders and treat the first day applications open as your deadline, not a start date.
Clarify H-1B sponsorship intent before accepting an offer
During the offer stage, ask ByteDance's recruiting coordinator directly whether the intern role includes a return offer pipeline and whether the company sponsors H-1B petitions for converted full-time hires. Get clarity in writing so there are no surprises at the 60-day OPT grace period.
Use Migrate Mate to filter ByteDance intern openings by visa type
ByteDance posts intern roles across multiple platforms and not all listings specify visa sponsorship. Use Migrate Mate to filter ByteDance intern openings by the specific visa types the company sponsors, so you're applying to roles where your status is already accounted for.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does ByteDance sponsor H-1B visas for Interns?
ByteDance sponsors H-1B visas primarily for full-time employees who convert from internships, not for the internship itself. If you complete an intern role and receive a return offer, ByteDance's immigration team typically initiates H-1B sponsorship in the following lottery cycle. Intern roles are generally completed under CPT or OPT authorization, so confirm your status is valid for the full internship duration before signing an offer.
How do I apply for Intern jobs at ByteDance?
Apply through ByteDance's official careers portal at jobs.bytedance.com, where roles are listed by team and location. Most software engineering and data science intern roles require a resume, and shortlisted candidates go through two to four technical rounds including coding assessments and system design interviews. Migrate Mate also aggregates ByteDance intern listings filtered by visa sponsorship type, which is useful if you're targeting roles where your specific status is supported.
Which visa types does ByteDance commonly use for Intern roles?
Intern roles at ByteDance are typically completed under F-1 CPT or F-1 OPT, which cover the internship period itself without requiring employer-sponsored visa petitions. For international hires who convert to full-time roles, ByteDance sponsors H-1B, H-1B1 visa (for Singapore and Chile nationals), and E-3 visa (for Australian nationals). EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship becomes relevant for longer-term employment, not the internship stage.
What qualifications does ByteDance expect for Intern roles?
ByteDance intern roles in software engineering typically require enrollment in a bachelor's or master's program in computer science, electrical engineering, or a closely related field. Strong proficiency in Python, C++, or Go is expected for most technical roles, and machine learning positions often require familiarity with PyTorch or TensorFlow. For applied research roles, published work or strong academic projects in NLP, computer vision, or recommendation systems will differentiate your application.
How do I manage the transition from an internship to H-1B sponsorship at ByteDance?
The H-1B lottery runs once a year, with USCIS accepting registrations in March for an October 1 start date. If you complete a ByteDance internship and receive a full-time return offer, the company needs to register you in the lottery by March of the year you intend to start. If you're finishing OPT, STEM OPT extension gives you up to 24 additional months of work authorization, which can bridge the gap if you miss one lottery cycle. Confirm these timelines with ByteDance's immigration team before accepting a full-time offer.