Graduate Research Scientist: Scalable Distributed NoSQL

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 162,000 - 317,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Disability coverage

Life Insurance

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking exceptional researchers for its database development team, building and owning cutting-edge database products that support ByteDance’s global infrastructure. You will work across relational, NoSQL, and multi-model databases in a cloud-native environment, joining a culture that values curiosity, self-direction, and problem-solving.

Graduates will have opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock growth while onboarding by year-end.

Qualifications

• PhD or Doctoral degree in Computer Science or related field with strong database systems or AI research experience.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (C, C++, Java, Go, Python, Rust) with strong coding skills in a Linux environment.
• Deep understanding of database principles, distributed system design, and multi-threaded programming, with hands-on experience in distributed storage and computing technologies.
• Strong knowledge of distributed consensus algorithms, with experience in database kernel development.
• Practical experience with large-scale cloud-native architectures and distributed system control platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop distributed NoSQL databases, focusing on distributed caches, key-value stores, document databases, graph databases, wide-column stores, search engines, or multi-model databases.
• Build high-performance, low-latency, highly available distributed systems for mission-critical operations with scalability and cost efficiency.
• Optimize compute and storage engines for cloud-native global deployments, improving efficiency and reducing costs.
• Provide technical guidance to internal teams, identifying opportunities to optimize systems for stability, functionality, and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop robust database products and solutions.
• Address challenges in cloud service architectures, ensuring scalable solutions for large-scale, high-traffic systems.

Skills

C

C++

Java

Go

Python

Rust

Education

PhD in Computer Science

Tools

RocksDB

Redis

MongoDB

HBase

TiDB

Neo4j

Elasticsearch

JanusGraph

YugabyteDB

CockroachDB

Job description

ByteDance is seeking exceptional researchers for its database development team, building and owning cutting-edge database products that support ByteDance’s global infrastructure. You will work across relational, NoSQL, and multi-model databases in a cloud-native environment, joining a culture that values curiosity, self-direction, and problem-solving.

Graduates will have opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock growth while onboarding by year-end.