Summer 2025, Fall 2025

Mobile App Engineering Intern

Product RD and Infrastructure-Global E-Commerce, BS/MS

Updated on 5/17/2025

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 users globally. The company uses advanced algorithms to personalize content, keeping users engaged with user-generated material. ByteDance primarily generates revenue through advertising and in-app purchases, allowing brands to target specific audiences effectively. Its focus on algorithm-driven content delivery distinguishes it from competitors like Facebook and Google, with the goal of serving diverse user needs.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

Private

Total Funding

$5.6B

Headquarters

Beijing, China

Founded

2012

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What believers are saying

  • Investment in AI tools like DeerFlow enhances advertising precision and engagement.
  • Partnership with Qualcomm for VR headsets expands ByteDance's product offerings.
  • Trae v1.3.0 release attracts developers, fostering innovation within ByteDance's ecosystem.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from Meta in AI smart glasses challenges ByteDance's market entry.
  • Data center projects expose ByteDance to geopolitical risks and regulatory scrutiny.
  • Significant investment in AI technologies may strain financials if commercial success is unmet.

What makes ByteDance unique

  • ByteDance's AI advancements like Seed1.5-VL set it apart in content creation.
  • The company's global reach with platforms like TikTok enhances its competitive edge.
  • ByteDance's strategic data center projects improve user experience by reducing latency.

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May 15th, 2025
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Researchers at ByteDance have developed Seed1.5-VL, a compact yet powerful vision-language foundation model featuring a 532 M-parameter vision encoder and a 20 B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts LLM.

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May 11th, 2025
AI-powered Customer Acquisition: Leveraging Open-source Frameworks and Social Media

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TechStory
Apr 28th, 2025
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ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, is in advanced discussions to establish a large-scale data center in Brazil, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

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Apr 25th, 2025
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