AI-Native Database Research Intern (Distributed Systems)

ByteDance; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 91,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing allowance

Health insurance

Paid holidays and sick time

Job summary

ByteDance’s database R&D team is seeking a PhD intern to help build the next-generation AI-native database systems powering our global infrastructure, including TikTok, CapCut and future applications. You will work on kernel modules and backend support for AI workloads, collaborating across teams.

The internship blends hands-on learning with community-building, professional development, and collaboration with industry experts, offering benefits like health insurance and a housing allowance for

Qualifications

• Pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
• Knowledge of database kernel, distributed systems, query processing & optimization, multi-threaded programming.
• Experience coding in C/C++, Golang, Java, Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop kernel modules or features for AI-native database systems.
• Solve large-scale cloud infrastructure problems.
• Partner with PMs and engineers from different teams on backend support for AI-native database service products.
• Participate in technical discussions related to team\'s product and engineering work.

Skills

C/C++

Golang

Java

Python

Education

PhD candidate

Tools

Faiss

Milvus

DuckDB

ClickHouse

TiKV

RocksDB

Job description

ByteDance’s database R&D team is seeking a PhD intern to help build the next-generation AI-native database systems powering our global infrastructure, including TikTok, CapCut and future applications. You will work on kernel modules and backend support for AI workloads, collaborating across teams.

The internship blends hands-on learning with community-building, professional development, and collaboration with industry experts, offering benefits like health insurance and a housing allowance for