Internship

Mobile App Engineering Intern

Product RD and Infrastructure, Global E-Commerce

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ByteDance

ByteDance

10,001+ employees

Operates global content platforms and apps

No salary listed

Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship

San Jose, CA, USA

Category
Mobile Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Java
iOS/Swift
Objective-C
Android Development
Requirements
  • Currently pursuing an Undergraduate/Graduate degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
  • Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2025
  • Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
  • Familiar with software development principles, capabilities, and limitations of iOS and/or Android platform.
  • Proficiency in Java, Objective-C or Swift.
  • Exhibit good problem-solving skills and team communication/collaboration skills
Responsibilities
  • Support the building of an intuitive and reliable mobile experience for TikTok e-commerce platform
  • Manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables
  • Collaborate with PM and R&D teams globally, in a fast-paced environment
Desired Qualifications
  • Graduating December 2025 onwards with the intent to return to degree program after the completion of the internship.
  • Agile, quick self-learner, highly self-motivated with strong sense of product ownership and creative problem solver.
  • Deeply passionate about software coding/development and building great mobile/web applications.
  • Good collaborator and team player, comfortable working in a fast-moving, culturally diverse and globally distributed team environment.

ByteDance operates various content platforms, including Toutiao for news aggregation and TikTok for short video sharing, catering to a global audience. The company uses user-generated content and advanced algorithms to personalize experiences, keeping users engaged. ByteDance primarily generates revenue through advertising and in-app purchases, distinguishing itself from competitors with its algorithm-driven content delivery. The goal is to provide diverse and engaging content that resonates with users across different cultures.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

Private

Total Funding

$5.6B

Headquarters

Beijing, China

Founded

2012

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Partnership with Oracle could secure TikTok's U.S. operations and user trust.
  • Open-source AI initiatives may attract top talent and foster academic partnerships.
  • PhotoDoodle AI taps into the growing market for creative AI tools, expanding user base.

What critics are saying

  • Perplexity's interest in TikTok could lead to competitive challenges for ByteDance.
  • Oracle's involvement in TikTok's data security may complicate operational control.
  • Cancellation of Broadcom chip project could hinder ByteDance's AI hardware advancements.

What makes ByteDance unique

  • ByteDance's AI innovations like DAPO and AIBrix set it apart in the tech industry.
  • The company's global reach with platforms like TikTok and Douyin is unmatched.
  • ByteDance's focus on user-generated content and advanced algorithms enhances user engagement.

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Mar 23rd, 2025
Perplexity Proposes Open-Source Version Of Tiktok Algorithm

TikTok’s owner ByteDance has less than two weeks to sell the social media platform. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) search engine firm Perplexity is making the case for why it should become the popular video-sharing service’s new owner, following weeks of reports that the company was interested in merging with TikTok. “Perplexity is singularly positioned to rebuild the TikTok algorithm without creating a monopoly, combining world-class technical capabilities with Little Tech independence,” the company wrote on its blog Friday (March 21)

PYMNTS
Mar 18th, 2025
Proposed Tiktok Solution Would Have Oracle Provide Data Security

One of the deals being considered to keep TikTok operating in the U.S. reportedly involves Oracle taking a small stake in the company and working with U.S. buyers to ensure that no user data would be accessible to the Chinese government. That is one of the proposals being considered as the April 5 deadline for a deal approaches, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (March 18). The proposal would leave TikTok’s algorithms in Chinese hands while ensuring that a new U.S. version of the app would not have a back door that could be exploited by the Chinese government, according to the report

UBOS
Mar 18th, 2025
ByteDance Unveils DAPO: A Revolutionary Open-Source LLM Reinforcement Learning System

In a significant leap forward for the AI industry, ByteDance has introduced the DAPO system, a groundbreaking open-source framework designed to enhance reasoning capabilities in large language models (LLMs).

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