ByteDance · 2 days ago
Research Engineer Graduate (Seed-Infra-Platform-US) - 2026 Start (PhD)
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry Level
$130K/yr - $246K/yrByteDance is a leading technology company focused on pioneering advanced AI foundation models. They are seeking a Research Engineer Graduate to develop and maintain large-scale machine learning systems, addressing challenges in high concurrency, reliability, and scalability while collaborating with a global team.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for the machine learning system development of the company's large-scale models, researching new applications and solutions of related technologies in areas such as search, recommendation, advertising, content creation, conversation, and customer service, meeting the growing demand for intelligent interaction from users, and comprehensively improving users' lifestyles and communication methods in the future world
Responsible for the design and development of the architecture of large-scale machine learning systems, solving technical difficulties such as high concurrency, high reliability, and high scalability of the system
Covering various sub-directions of machine learning system, including resource scheduling, model training, model inference, data management, and workflow orchestration
Responsible for the research and introduction of advanced technologies in machine learning systems, such as the latest hardware architecture, heterogeneous computing systems, and compiler-based optimization technologies
Working closely with the algorithm teams to optimize the algorithm and system jointly
Qualification
Required
Final year or recent PhD graduate with a background in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent industrial research experience
Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
Excellent coding ability, solid foundation in data structures and basic algorithms, proficient in C/C++ or Python, winners of ACM/ICPC, NOI/IOI and other competitions are preferred
Familiar with at least one mainstream machine learning framework (TensorFlow/PyTorch/Jax)
Master the principles of distributed systems, and participated in the design, development, and maintenance of large-scale distributed systems
Strong sense of responsibility, good learning ability, communication ability, and self-motivation
Good communication and collaboration skills, able to explore new technologies with the team and promote technological progress
Preferred
Prior experience in large-scale projects or papers with great influence in the field of large models
Familiar with NLP, CV-related algorithms, and technologies, and experienced in large model training and RL algorithms
Experience in one of the following fields: CUDA, RDMA, AI Infrastructure, HW/SW Co-Design, High-Performance Computing (cutlass, NCCL), ML Hardware Architecture (GPU, Accelerators, Networking), ML for System, and Distributed Storage
Demonstrated a related technical experience from previous internship, work experience, coding competitions, or publications
Curiosity towards new technologies and entrepreneurship
High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) savings plan with company match
Paid parental leave
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Life insurance
Wellbeing benefits
10 paid holidays per year
10 paid sick days per year
17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)
Company
ByteDance
ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services.
Founded in 2012
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.8BKey Investors
Capital TodayG42Tiger Global Management
2025-11-20Secondary Market· $300M
2024-07-25Secondary Market
2023-03-14Secondary Market· $100M
Leadership Team
Jochen Bischoff
Head of Global Business Solutions - Africa
Matty Lin
General Manager, Global Business Solutions, KR
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