Site Reliability Engineer Project Intern (Security Engineering) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Job Description:

About the Team The security engineering team is missioned to build security services, platforms and technologies, as well as to support cross-functional teams to protect our users, products and infrastructures. In this team you'll have a unique opportunity to have first-hand exposure to the strategy of the company in key security initiatives, especially in building scalable and secure-by-design systems and solutions. You also have opportunities to go through the whole lifecycle of security products or services, are encouraged to participate in each phase, each part of the projects and have the whole picture of what we are working on. As a project intern, you will have the opportunity to engage in impactful short-term projects that provide you with a glimpse of professional real-world experience. You will gain practical skills through on-the-job learning in a fast-paced work environment and develop a deeper understanding of your career interests. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early. Successful candidates must be able to commit to at least 3 months long internship period. 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

Candidate Requirements:

Minimum 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) Preferred Qualifications - 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 By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://jobs.bytedance.com/en/legal/privacy