AI-Native Database Systems Intern

ByteDance; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Internship program

Learning opportunities

Job summary

ByteDance’s internship program in Seattle invites PhD candidates to contribute to next-generation AI-native database systems. You’ll build and own database features and collaborate with cross-functional teams across TikTok, CapCut, and other products.

As an intern, you’ll join a team that develops intelligent data stores, retrieval platforms, and real-time memory for AI agents. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis; indicate your start and end dates in the resume.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
• Knowledge of database kernel, distributed systems, query processing and 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 to build backend support for AI-native database service products.
• Participate in technical discussions related to the team's product and engineering work.

Skills

Database kernel

Distributed systems

Query processing

Multi-threaded programming

C/C++

Golang

Java

Python

Education

PhD candidacy in CS/CE

Tools

Faiss

Milvus

DuckDB

ClickHouse

TiKV

RocksDB

Job description

ByteDance’s internship program in Seattle invites PhD candidates to contribute to next-generation AI-native database systems. You’ll build and own database features and collaborate with cross-functional teams across TikTok, CapCut, and other products.

As an intern, you’ll join a team that develops intelligent data stores, retrieval platforms, and real-time memory for AI agents. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis; indicate your start and end dates in the resume.