ByteDance · 2 weeks ago
Research Intern (Infrastructure System Lab)- 2026 Start (PHD)
Seattle, WA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$57/hr - $57/hr
Start in 2026ByteDance is a rapidly growing tech company focused on inspiring creativity and enriching life. The Research Intern will contribute to advanced R&D projects in LLM/AI and infrastructure technologies, engaging in research surveys, system design, prototyping, and collaboration with mentors.
ContentData MiningFoundational AIInternetSocial Media
Responsibilities
Do research survey and come up with a new system and algorithm design
Develop prototyping systems
Be able to debug systems and measure system performance
Collaborate with mentors and other lab members
Write technical reports and publish papers
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a PhD degree in Computer Science or related fields
Understand how distributed systems work
Great programming skill in one or more of the following programming languages: C/C++, Go, Java or Python
Be able to conduct advanced research under supervision
Preferred
Strong past research experience in infrastructure system areas
Research experience with LLM
Benefits
Interns have 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
H1B Sponsorship
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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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