About the position
The TIGE (Traffic Infrastructure Global Engineering) team serves as the world's premier edge cloud computing and CDN service, offering enterprise users with Content Delivery Network, Edge AI, Edge Security, Edge Computing services, and Traffic Platform services. Our team is responsible for developing and managing edge cloud, CDN and traffic technologies to support billion users and ensure performance, compliance, security and cost efficiency. In line with our commitment to excellence, we are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2025. Internships at Bytedance aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Turn your ambitions into reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at Bytedance.
Responsibilities
- Study the FusionCDN system's traffic scheduling mechanisms, IPT cost model, and operational constraints.
- Conduct a literature review on CDN-related optimization strategies and work with the team to define project objectives, constraints, and key performance indicators.
- Identify challenges like high costs during peak periods and devise strategies to maximize free bandwidth.
- Gather historical traffic data to identify peak periods and patterns, and build a simplified cost model for IPT charges.
- Analyze traffic characteristics and run simulations on different traffic distribution scenarios.
- Design and implement an algorithm to redistribute traffic during peak periods.
- Test and validate the solution in a controlled environment, evaluating its cost-savings, service quality, and scalability.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a Master program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields.
- Strong background in networking, CDN systems, and traffic optimization.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with programming languages like Go, Python, or similar.
- Knowledge of algorithm development, cost modeling, and real-time systems.
Benefits
- Hourly rate range of $60-$75.
- Day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits.
- 10 paid holidays per year.
- Paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year).
