Big Data Software Engineer Intern (Data Platform) - 2025 Summer/Fall (MS)

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 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.

The mission of the Data Platform team is to empower the TikTok Business with data. Our goal is to build a Data Warehouse that can cater to batch and streaming data, Data Products that provide useful information to build efficient data metrics & dashboards which will be used to make smarter business decisions to support business growth. If you're looking for a challenging ground to push your limits, this is the team for you!

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 (select one) 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 or August/September 2025. Successful candidates must be able to commit to one of the following start dates below:

(Select below options for Summer)
- Monday, May 12
- Monday, May 19
- Tuesday May 27 (Memorial Day May 27)
- Monday, June 9
- Monday, June 23

(Select below options for Fall)
- Monday, August 11
- Monday, August 25
- Monday, September 8
- Monday, September 22
Please state your availability clearly in your resume (Start date, End date).

Candidates who pass resume evaluation will be invited to participate in ByteDance's technical online assessment through HackerRank.

Responsibilities:
- Translate business requirements & end to end designs into technical implementations and responsible for building batch and real-time data warehouse.
- Manage data modeling design, writing, and optimizing ETL jobs.
- Collaborate with the business team to building data metrics based on data warehouse.
- Responsible for building and maintaining data products.
- Involvement in rollouts, upgrades, implementation, and release of data system changes as required for streamlining of internal practices.
- Develop and implement techniques and analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software.
- Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets.
- Visualize, interpret, and report data findings and may create dynamic data reports as well.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Recent Master student with a background in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Solid computer basic knowledge (e.g. data structure & algorithms, SQL and networks).
- Strong coding capabilities and mastering at least one programming language (e.g. C/C++/Java/Python/Golang).

Preferred Qualifications:
- Passionate about data warehouse, ETL development, data analysis and eCommerce.
- Good communication skills and a fast learner of new business and technology knowledge.
- Strong collaboration skills with the ability to build rapport across teams and stakeholders.

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 do