Site Reliability Engineer Project Intern (Security Engineering) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
Responsibilities
- Ensure reliable operation of ultra-large-scale security infrastructure meeting strict SLAs
- Design and develop automation platforms for security core systems, enhancing observability for rapid fault detection
- Optimize service reliability, scalability, and performance through systematic improvements
- Build automated solutions supporting rapid iteration of large-scale production clusters
- Participate in OnCall rotation and collaborate with R&D teams on incident resolution
Qualifications
- Undergraduate, or Postgraduate who is currently pursuing a degree/master in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or other STEM disciplines
- Programming skills in Go/Python/Shell or equivalent
- Proficient in Linux systems with networking/storage architecture expertise
- PRACTICAL experience with cloud-native architectures (Kubernetes, containerization)
- Understanding of DevOps components: Infrastructure (Load Balancers, Nginx), Automation (Ansible, Argo CD), Monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana)
- Strong team collaboration skills with ownership mentality
- Experience with public cloud infrastructure operations (AWS/GCP/Azure)
- Cybersecurity product expertise: Anti-DDoS/WAF/HIDS systems
- Development experience for large-scale O&M platforms/tools
- Big data stack operations: Kafka, ElasticSearch, Hadoop, Spark, Flink
Job Information
The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $45- $60. 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.
- The following job duties may be affected by the presence of arrest or conviction records:
- 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;
- 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.
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.