ByteDance · 18 hours ago
Cloud Acceleration Engineer Intern (DPU & AI Infra)- 2026 Start(PHD)
Seattle, WA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$57/hr - $57/hr
Start in 2026 SummerByteDance is a tech company known for its innovative products including TikTok and CapCut. They are seeking a Cloud Acceleration Engineer Intern to contribute to the architecture and development of next-generation software-hardware technologies for cloud and AI computing.
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Responsibilities
Design and develop DPU network software with a focus on high performance, low latency, and reliability
Collaborate with hardware teams to build software-hardware co-design solutions for networking and storage acceleration
Explore AI/ML infrastructure acceleration, leveraging DPUs, GPUs, and custom hardware to optimize distributed training and inference
Drive end-to-end performance optimization, from OS kernels and drivers to user-space runtime systems
Contribute to architecture design, technical proposals, and long-term research directions
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. in related fields with research training and publications
Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2026
Proficiency in C/C++ development and debugging
Strong Linux systems development experience
Solid understanding of compute, network architecture, and operating systems
Background in at least one of: software-hardware co-design, distributed systems, high-performance networking, or AI/ML systems
Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
Preferred
Intent to return to degree-program after the completion of the internship
Demonstrated software engineering experience from previous internship, work experience, coding competitions, or publications
High levels of creativity and quick problem-solving capabilities
Proven experience designing and building AI/ML infrastructure related but not limited to inference kv cache system, data preprocessing system
Benefits
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)
Housing allowance
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
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2023-03-14Secondary Market· $100M
Leadership Team
Jochen Bischoff
Head of Global Business Solutions - Africa
Matty Lin
General Manager, Global Business Solutions, KR
Recent News
2026-01-08
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