Backend Software Engineer Graduate (CapCut) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
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About this role
We are an incredible team with passion. We enjoy learning new things and taking on challenges. Team culture here is open and inclusive. Everyone can make things happen, good ideas will always win.
Today, we are continuously increasing investment in AI technology to make content creation much easier for everyone, and we always take the protection of user privacy and data security very seriously. Therefore, we set up an engineer team with high talent density, mainly focusing on AI technology and Privacy&Security in CapCut.
We are looking for talented individuals to join us in 2026. As a graduate, you will get unparalleled opportunities for you to kickstart your career, pursue bold ideas and explore limitless growth opportunities. Co-create a future driven by your inspiration with ByteDance.
Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026.
We will prioritize candidates who are able to commit to these start dates. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early.
Candidates can apply for a maximum of TWO positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you applied for. The application limit is applicable to ByteDance and its affiliates' jobs globally.
Online Assessment
Candidates who pass resume screening will be invited to participate in ByteDance's technical online assessment.
Responsibilities
- Develop efficient, highly scalable and secured services and tools to build/integrate Security & Privacy systems for CapCut.
- Optimize backend systems and services for data security, modularity, computational efficiency and scalability.
- Deliver best-in-class engineering excellence practices across all product engineering disciplines.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Strong systems using at least one Golang/Java/Rust/C++;
- Understanding of data structure, algorithm design and analysis, networking, data security and highly scalable systems design;
- Knowledge of common databases and messaging frameworks like MySQL/Redis/Kafka etc;
- Strong software programming capabilities, exhibits good code design and coding style;
- Good collaborator and team player, comfortable working in a fast moving, culturally diverse and globally distributed team environment;
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience of privacy and security technology is a big plus.