Machine Learning Backend Engineer Graduate (AML MLdev) - 2027 Start

ByteDance; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance's Data AML team invites graduates to join in 2027, offering opportunities to pursue bold ideas and grow within a fast-evolving ML mid-platform. You will tackle complex challenges and contribute to the training and inference systems powering Douyin, Jinri Toutiao, and Xigua Video.

You will optimize the computational performance of mid-platform models, design high-performance kernel libraries, and advance the model compilation system across graph optimization, fusion, and scheduling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computing or related discipline.
• Familiar with model compilation stacks (e.g., TVM, MLIR, XLA) and optimization.
• Proficient in C/C++ development with kernel development experience.
• Understanding of deep learning frameworks and computational graphs.

Responsibilities

• Optimize computational performance of ByteDance's mid-platform models across inference/training bottlenecks.
• Lead design and development of high-performance kernel libraries for general-purpose and business-customized kernels.
• Advance model compilation technology including graph optimization, kernel fusion, scheduling, and code generation.
• Collaborate with business and algorithm teams to diagnose performance issues and implement full-stack optimizations.

Skills

C/C++ development

GPU/CPU architectures

Kernel development

Model compilation optimization

Independent problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in computing or related

Tools

TVM

MLIR

XLA

TensorFlow

PyTorch

OneFlow

Job description

Team Introduction

Data AML is ByteDance's Machine Learning mid-platform, providing training and inference systems for recommendation/advertising for businesses such as Douyin, Jinri Toutiao, and Xigua Video. It provides powerful Machine Learning computing power for internal business units within the company and conducts research on some general and innovative algorithms for issues in these businesses.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2027. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at ByteDance.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2027. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the computational performance optimization of ByteDance's recommendation mid-platform models, conduct in-depth tuning for inference/training bottlenecks in business scenarios, and improve computing utilization.
• Lead the design and development of high-performance kernel libraries, covering general-purpose and business-customized kernels, including general computation and communication parallelism, to ensure the ultimate performance of kernels.
• Deeply cultivate model compilation optimization technology, and based on directions such as graph optimization, kernel fusion, computation scheduling, and code generation, build and improve the mid-platform model compilation system.
• Collaborate with the business and algorithm teams to identify performance issues, provide full stack performance analysis, bottleneck diagnosis, and optimization solutions, consolidate general-purpose performance optimization components, toolchains, and platform capabilities, and empower multiple internal business.

Minimum Qualifications

• Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor's/ Master's degree in computing or a related discipline.
• Familiar with mainstream model compilation stacks (such as TVM, MLIR, XLA, etc.), with relevant experience in development, and optimization;
• Proficient in C/C++ development, familiar with assembly, CPU/GPU architecture, and cache mechanism, with practical experience in high-performance kernel development;
• Familiar with the underlying principles of deep learning frameworks (such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, OneFlow, etc.), understand the computational graph structure, inference/training execution process, and have experience in implementing model graph optimization and compilation optimization;
• Possess strong abilities in independent thinking, problem decomposition, performance troubleshooting, and practical optimization, and be able to independently overcome complex performance bottlenecks;

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience in joint hardware and software design, and possess experience in heterogeneous computing projects;
• Have experience in contributing to or developing open-source deep learning kernel libraries, compilers, or inference engines;
• Have in-depth research experience on the underlying architecture and mechanisms of at least one machine learning framework (TensorFlow / PyTorch / MxNet or other self-developed frameworks).

Job Information

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.