Solutions Architect - BytePlus - Taguig

ByteDance; Philippines; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking an experienced AI Architect to join the Innovative BytePlus Team in the Philippines. You will bridge Generative AI research with enterprise applications, designing AI-native agent solutions and prototyping workflows tailored to client needs.

You’ll implement production-ready AI integrations, optimize performance, and build robust evaluation guardrails for safe, compliant outputs across industries like e-commerce, ads, and entertainment.

Qualifications

• Engineering bachelor degree or above.
• At least 1 year of AI-native industry experience in architect/forward deployed engineer roles.
• Agentic AI design paradigms - Re-Act, Plan and Execute, Multi-Agent, Skills, etc.
• AI infra practical knowledge such as GPU selections and model inference acceleration frameworks (vLLM, sglang, etc).
• High fluency in oral and written English and Tagalog.

Responsibilities

• Bridge AI research on models to real-world industrial applications, solving the last mile problems for enterprise clients.
• AI-native agent solution design & prototyping based on client requirements and workflows.
• Production-ready integration: write production-quality code to connect AI model APIs in various frameworks with tools like RAG, vector DB, memory systems.
• Performance optimization: tackle latency, throughput, and cost while scaling AI features for millions of users.
• Evaluation & guardrails: develop frameworks to ensure outputs are safe, accurate, and compliant.
• Cross-functional collaboration: work with product and research teams to feed field signals into the roadmap.

Skills

Agentic AI design paradigms

AI infra knowledge

English & Tagalog fluency

Production-ready AI integration

Education

Engineering Bachelor's degree or above

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Docker

Kubernetes

Pinecone

Milvus

Weaviate

Job description

Responsibilities

Join the Innovative BytePlus Team

As part of BytePlus, you'll help enterprise customers build what's next for their business. Leveraging ByteDance's cutting-edge technologies, we are devoted to developing innovative products and solutions to shape the future. We help our clients to focus on what truly matters. Centering on innovation and excellence, we create game-changing solutions that help businesses to unleash their potential. You can help us to achieve our mission.

Responsibilities

1. Bridge the gap between our cutting-edge Generative AI research on models and real-world industrial applications. You aren't just shipping code; you are solving the "last mile" problem of AI—ensuring models are performant, grounded, and integrated into complex agent solutions to deliver results directly, in verticals like e-commerce, ads, social & entertainment, enterprises, etc
2. AI-native agent solution design & prototyping: Rapidly design and iterate AI agents based on clients' requirements, prototype workflows and system integrations, LoRA fine-tuned models tailored to specific industry needs (e.g., automated credit risk summaries for Fintech, or design style specific image/video content generation).
3. Production-ready implementation and delivery: Write production-quality code to integrate AI model APIs in various agent frameworks (ADK, LangChain, etc) with necessary tools (RAG, vectorDB, memory base, cache management, skills, etc)
4. Performance Optimization: Tackle challenges around latency, throughput, and cost. You’ll optimize prompt chains and implement caching strategies to ensure AI features scale for millions of users.
5. Evaluation & Guardrails: Develop rigorous evaluation frameworks (LLM-as-a-judge, human-in-the-loop) to ensure outputs are safe, accurate, and hallucination-free—critical for compliance-heavy industries like Finance. Also to evaluate various models on the same tasks to conclude on the pros and cons for GTM.
6. Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with product and Algorithm research teams to feed "field signals" back into the core product roadmap.

Technical Skills Involved

• AI/ML: Deep understanding of Transformer architectures, RAG, prompt engineering, and vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Milvus, Weaviate).
• Engineering: Proficiency in Python (FastAPI, PyTorch/Jax) and experience with orchestration frameworks like LangChain or LlamaIndex.
• Data Systems: Comfort with SQL/NoSQL and data processing at scale (Spark, Flink).
• Cloud/DevOps: Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and deploying models on cloud providers.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Engineering Bachelor degree and above;
• At least 1 year of related work experience in AI-native industry, preferably in the role of solution architect, product solution or forward deployed engineer (FDE)
• Agentic AI design paradigms - Re-Act, Plan and Execute, Multi-Agent, Skills, etc
• AI Infra practical knowledge such as GPU selections and model inference acceleration frameworks (vLLM, sglang, etc)
• High fluency in oral and written English and Tagalog

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry-wise, preferably, have worked with large DNB & internet app clients in verticals like e-commerce, social & entertainment apps, gaming, etc, with at least over 1M monthly active users
• Comfortable with fast-paced and ambiguous "startup" environment
• Can-Do attitude, Self-starter, Ability to work independently and highly motivated with contagious enthusiasm;
• Team player and able to foster positive team morale, to set goals and drive for successful fulfilment;
• Gives attention to Details as much as to the "Bigger Picture"; Can synthesize.
• Product-wise, preferably have deep understanding in AI solutions on Public Cloud, including but not limited to: LLM applications in industry verticals like e-commerce, social & entertainment, FinTech, etc

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.