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Software Engineer Project Intern Security in USA

ByteDance
Full time
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USA
09/09/2026
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San Jose, CA

Responsibilities

Design and build experimental prototypes and production-grade systems for AI/agent safety, AI-powered threat detection, and advanced security analytics.
Frame hypotheses, design experiments, run evaluations, and iterate from concepts to proofs of concept and early productization.
Collaborate with product, platform, and research teams to understand requirements and develop practical security solutions.

Requirements

Currently pursuing an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Security, AI, or another STEM discipline.
Demonstrate knowledge of algorithms, data structures, operating systems, and networking.
Proficiency in one or more backend programming languages such as Python, Go, C++, or Java.
Experience writing automated tests, performing code reviews, and debugging software.
Preferred experience includes AI/agent safety, model evaluation and red teaming, threat intelligence, security analytics, detection engineering, system hardening, or security automation.
Preferred candidates demonstrate the ability to use AI to accelerate software development and to solve complex or ambiguous problems independently.

Benefits

Internship requires a commitment of at least three months.
The role provides hands-on learning, mentorship, rapid exploration projects, and exposure to the full lifecycle of security products and services.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

ByteDance

ByteDance is a global incubator of platforms at the cutting edge of commerce, content, entertainment and enterprise services - over 2.5bn people interact with ByteDance products including TikTok. Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This...

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