Graduate Software Engineer, AI Infra & Compute

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance in San Jose is seeking graduates to join the Compute division. You will contribute to building scalable cloud infrastructure that supports public cloud and internal products, with a focus on AI infra, training and inference workloads, and AI agents.

You will collaborate with academia, publish findings, and pursue bold ideas in a fast-growing tech company. Successful candidates should have recently completed a Master’s degree in CS/CE, experience in LLM training/inference infra, AI

Qualifications

• Master's degree in CS/CE or related field completed or near completion.
• Experience with LLM training infra and post-training workloads.
• Experience with LLM inference infra and performance optimization.
• Experience with AI agent infrastructure components.
• Demonstrated ability to learn rapidly and adapt to AI technologies.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop key technologies to optimize the AI Infra stack, including training and inference infra and AI agents.
• Collaborate with academia and open source communities on joint development.
• Follow latest research from academia or industry and conduct deep-dive analyses.
• Present research and products in academic papers.

Skills

LLM training infra

LLM inference infra

AI Agent Infra

Proactive learning

Communication & teamwork

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related

Job description

Software Engineer Graduate (AI Infra Compute) - 2027 Start

Location:

San Jose

Team:

Technology

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A219466A

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Responsibilities

About the teamCompute division focuses on building large-scale and highly available cloud infrastructure, which supports both public cloud products (like VolcEngine ECS service) and the internal products. The Compute-US team focuses on the development and research of the compute infrastructure platform.We are looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth.Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of the year. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to our Company and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.Responsibilities- Develop key technologies to optimize our AI Infra stack, including training/inference infra, AI agents, and physical AI Infra.- Work with academia and open source communities on joint development.- Follow and research the latest technologies from academia or industry and conduct deep-dive analysis.- Present our research and products in academic papers.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:- Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.- Experience with at least one of the following areas:- LLM training and inference infra, including training framework optimizations, inference engine performance improvements, more efficient execution parallelism, GPU kernel optimizations, etc.- AI Agents and Agent Infra, including coding agents, general-purpose agents, agent memory, agent sandbox, etc.- Physical AI Infra, including synthetic data, VLA/WAM model training and inference optimizations, simulation, physical RL, etc.- Commit to proactive continuous learning, demonstrate enthusiasm for AI technologies, and exhibit a strong ability to quickly grasp and apply new technologies.- Good communication and teamwork skills.Preferred Qualifications:- Frequent contributors or maintainers in AI Infra related open source communities such as vLLM or SGLang.- Having CS conference publications such as OSDI or MLSys.

Job Information

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $128000 - $256000 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.

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.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request