Networking Software Engineer Intern (Virtual Network) – Summer 2025 (PhD)

Responsibilities

Founded in 2012, ByteDance’s mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Helo, and Resso, 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 Us

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.

To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.

At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That’s how we drive impact – for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve.

Join us.

TEAM INTRODUCTION

The Virtual Network team builds next-generation packet processing platforms leveraging the cutting-edge hardware and software technologies meeting the extreme scale and performance requirements arising from the hyper-scale cloud networking environment of both public clouds and private clouds. The team is responsible for developing innovative and hybrid P4/Tofino/DPU/Smart NIC based gateway acceleration solutions, advanced DPDK/EBPF/XDP/DPU based host networking acceleration solutions to support RDMA and AI/ML/LLM scenarios and large scale container network offloads, state-of-art virtual & physical network intelligent monitoring and diagnosing system services.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2025. Internships at TikTok aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Turn your ambitions into reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at ByteDance.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early. Candidates can apply to a maximum of TWO positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to ByteDance and its affiliates’ jobs globally.

Internships at ByteDance aim to provide students with hands-on experience in developing fundamental skills and exploring potential career paths. A vibrant blend of social events and enriching development workshops will be available for you to explore. Here, you will utilize your knowledge in real-world scenarios while laying a strong foundation for personal and professional growth. It runs for 12-24 weeks and begins in May/June 2025. Successful candidates must be able to commit to one of the following start dates below:

• Monday, May 12
• Monday, May 19
• Tuesday May 27 (Memorial Day May 27)
• Monday, June 9
• Monday, June 23

RESPONSIBILITIES

This internship provides students the opportunity to join one of our engineering teams where you will have the opportunity to:

• Explore, define, and develop novel unified hardware/software solutions to accelerate hyper-scale internet & cross-region gateways
• Innovate and collaborate on RDMA technologies to support AI/ML/LLM business scenarios
• Design and develop container network offloading technologies using the latest software & hardware advancements such as DOCA, DSA, and BF3, etc.
• Design and develop unified network monitoring and diagnosing systems across both virtual and physical networks to improve the overall networking availability and stability
• Collaborate with network operation and maintenance team members to support oversea networking infrastructure services, especially on P4 based virtual network gateways

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2025
• Familiar with common network protocols, including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, etc., and basic Linux network protocol stacks and tools
• Proficiency in using one or several mainstream programming languages C++, Python, Go, Java
• Quick learning and adaptability; perseverance and spirit of studying technical details; good at communication and exchange
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduating December 2025 onwards with the intent to return to degree program after the completion of the internship.
• Demonstrated software engineering experience from previous internship, work experience, coding competitions, or publications
• High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities

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 bring joy. 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.

ByteDance Inc. 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://shorturl.at/cdpT2

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