Software Engineer Graduate (AI Platform)- 2026 Start (BS/MS) jobs in United States
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ByteDance · 7 hours ago

Software Engineer Graduate (AI Platform)- 2026 Start (BS/MS)

positionSan Jose, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityNew Grad, Entry Level
money$119K/yr - $187K/yr

ByteDance is a company that inspires creativity and enriches life through its innovative products. The Software Engineer Graduate role involves designing and implementing backend systems for generative AI models, optimizing performance, and collaborating with product teams to ensure high-quality product delivery.

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Responsibilities

Design, architect and implement backend systems to deploy generative AI models for use cases like image and video generation
Apply various techniques to optimize the performance of generative AI model training and serving, as well as improving the model quality
Build automation frameworks and tools to ensure high engineering quality and efficiency
Work with product teams to ensure smooth product delivery with high standards, prioritize short-term returns and long-term growth

Qualification

C/C++/Go/PythonLarge-scale backend systemsMachine learning componentsDeep learning optimizationComputer vision knowledgeCommunication skillsTeamwork skills

Required

Final year or recent graduate with a background in Computer Science or related majors
C/C++/Go/Python experience, proficient in at least one programming language and solid software engineering background
Experience in large-scale backend systems with machine learning components; familiar with RPC frameworks and key-value storage systems. Experience dealing with concurrent systems and architectures
Great communication and teamwork skills

Preferred

Experience in optimizing deep learning model training, tuning and deployment
Knowledge in cutting-edge computer vision and deep learning technologies and follow the most recent research advances

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

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ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services.
dateFounded in 2012
location
Beijing, Beijing, CHN
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://bytedance.com

H1B Sponsorship

ByteDance has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1350)
2024 (1123)
2023 (775)
2022 (487)
2021 (417)
2020 (245)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$9.8B
Key Investors
Capital TodayG42Tiger Global Management
2025-11-20Secondary Market· $300M
2024-07-25Secondary Market
2023-03-14Secondary Market· $100M

Leadership Team

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Jochen Bischoff
Head of Global Business Solutions - Africa
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Matty Lin
General Manager, Global Business Solutions, KR
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