ByteDance · 1 day ago
Research Intern (AI-Native Databases) - 2026 Summer (PhD)
Seattle, WA
Internship
Onsite
Intern
Start in 2026 SpringByteDance is a technology company known for its innovative products like TikTok and CapCut. They are seeking a Research Intern to contribute to the development of AI-native database systems, focusing on building infrastructure that supports intelligent systems.
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Responsibilities
Develop kernel modules or features for AI-native database systems
Solve unique, large-scale, highly complex cloud infrastructure problems
Partner with PMs and engineers from different teams on building backend support for AI-native database service products
Participate in technical discussions related to team's product and engineering work
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other related fields
Knowledge of database kernel, distributed system, query processing and optimization, multi-threaded programming
Experience coding in C/C++, Golang, Java, Python
Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
Preferred
Demonstrated software engineering 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
Experience with open-source systems such as Faiss, Milvus, DuckDB, ClickHouse, TiKV, RocksDB
Publications at top-tier conferences (e.g., SIGMOD, VLDB, NeurIPS, MLSys, ICDE)
Familiarity with GCP, AWS, or Azure's database and AI integration strategies
Prior contributions to RAG, memory-augmented models, or self-tuning database components
Benefits
Interns have day one access to health insurance
Life insurance
Wellbeing benefits and more
Interns also receive 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)
Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for 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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