ByteDance · 1 week ago
Software Engineer Graduate (AI Infra Compute) - 2026 Start (PhD)
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$137K/yr - $259K/yrByteDance is a global technology company known for its innovative products such as TikTok and CapCut. They are seeking talented graduates to join their Compute division, focusing on building large-scale cloud infrastructure and optimizing AI technologies.
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Responsibilities
Develop key technologies to optimize our AI Infra stack, including training infra, inference infra, and AI agents
Work with academia and open source communities on joint development
Follow the latest technologies from academia or industry and conduct deep-dive analysis
Present our research and products in academic papers
Qualification
Required
PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline
Experience with at least one of the following areas: LLM training infra, including optimizations for various post-training workloads such as RL training, knowledge distillation, etc
Experience with at least one of the following areas: LLM inference infra, including inference engine performance improvements, more efficient execution parallelism, GPU kernel optimizations, etc
Experience with at least one of the following areas: AI Agent Infra, including computer-use agents, coding agents, agent memory, agent sandbox, etc
Commit to proactive continuous learning, demonstrate enthusiasm for AI technologies, and exhibit a strong ability to quickly grasp and apply new technologies
Good communication and teamwork skills
Preferred
Frequent contributors or maintainers in AI Infra related open source communities such as vLLM or SGLang
Having top tier CS conference publications such as OSDI or MLSys
Benefits
Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance
A 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
Recent News
2026-01-08
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