AI-Driven DevTools Engineer

Bytedance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance in San Jose is seeking a software engineer to help build AI-powered developer tools and improve engineering productivity across the software development lifecycle.

You will work on cloud IDEs, AI workflows, and code and build systems, collaborating with a global team while onboarding by the end of the year.

This regular, full-time position offers growth in a fast-moving tech company and the opportunity to influence how developers create and ship features.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver internal AI-powered developer tools, including agentic workflows, coding agents, IDE integrations, and command-line experiences.
• Improve AI system performance through prompt, context and harness engineering.
• Develop data pipelines, benchmarks, and evaluation frameworks to measure code correctness and productivity.
• Explore and apply advances in large language models, code intelligence, program analysis, and autonomous software engineering.

Job description

ByteDance in San Jose is seeking a software engineer to help build AI-powered developer tools and improve engineering productivity across the software development lifecycle.

You will work on cloud IDEs, AI workflows, and code and build systems, collaborating with a global team while onboarding by the end of the year.

This regular, full-time position offers growth in a fast-moving tech company and the opportunity to influence how developers create and ship features.